mountainous

Example Sentences

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The area's mountainous geography makes it doubly vulnerable.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In mountainous areas, such as Big Bear, several rattlesnakes will live together in dens.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A thick blanket of haze hovered over the horizon when BBC Thai visited Tirayut and other families in Chiang Mai, covering what once were mountainous views.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

After an hour on a freeway passing through suburban towns of countless rows of identical worker housing, we turned onto a more rustic road, headed into the country’s mountainous region.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

We flew southeast, over the dry, flat plains of the Orange Free State and the green and mountainous Cape peninsula.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela