mountainous

Example Sentences

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She was “able to amazingly quickly cross quite mountainous terrain,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The aviator survived and evaded capture for 36 hours in a remote, mountainous part of Iran, with local forces trying to hunt him down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But as he went deeper into hiding in the mountainous terrain, communication went in and out as U.S. officials sought to keep track of his location.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The area's mountainous geography makes it doubly vulnerable.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I gazed around at the horizon, which was just a jagged green vector line, denoting mountainous terrain.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline