moor

Example Sentences

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"They want to come here and experience the Brontes, the moor, and find their own interpretation of Emily," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Its single “Chains of Love” is a hybrid of new and old, with orchestral flourishes bouncing off the singer’s voice, which is processed to sound pinched and distant—as if echoing across a windswept moor, perhaps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Wild camping is "not about large tents and fairy lights" Dartmoor's authority has said after a court decision affirming the right to pitch a tent on the moor.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

Seven miles east across the moor, dense fog descends as farmer Neil Cole leads the way across a pen at his farm in Princetown.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

It’s a place where the river is deep close to shore so it will be easy to moor our ships to trees.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone