mountain
Example Sentences
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“He has achieved that. It’s a different mountain for him to climb now, as chair, and building a firm.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Trump said the Friday rescue of the first airman was kept quiet so a search could continue for the second pilot, who was wounded but climbed up to a mountain crevice where he was rescued.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Blackwell said she has seen cats who have been habituated to harness wearing seemingly very happy to explore mountain ranges, but has also seen clearly unhappy cats being walked on busy streets with heavy traffic.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Before setting off on his final journey, Daniel said he would "like to think the mountain will be crying today because we're splitting up".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Then the earth roared and the mountain bellowed and an explosion of red covered the sky.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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