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

"So I went up into a top field and saw what I thought at the time to be a paraglider on the moor edge, engines and lights everywhere."

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

"Hopefully they will be okay because the wind is horrendous up on the moor edge," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 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

This is a silhouette of a man that Doctor Watson sees on the moor at night and doesn’t recognize, which makes you think it is the murderer.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon