- present tense form of moor (3rd person singular).
moors
Example Sentences
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Days of dry and windy weather have made conditions challenging for fire crews and volunteers tackling flames burning across peatland moors and in woodland.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In her story of ill-starred lovers and class divisions set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, England, Emily Brontë creates two contrasting visions of home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Wuthering Heights” looks just as the voracious reader imagines it as they tear through the novel: drafty houses, windy moors, color and texture that bound from the screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
While driving around Hebden Bridge and towns surrounding nearby Halifax, I more than once imagined I was Catherine Cawood and marveled at Wainwright’s loyalty to this land, its cities, towns, farms and moors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Here, gray and cheerless moors spread before them.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
