mountainous
Example Sentences
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Laying cable on a mountainous seabed across the 1,600 miles between Ireland and Newfoundland was even tougher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The company takes its name from a mountainous region spanning Argentina and Chile.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
After a couple of months, they went to a mountainous village south of Valencia called Villalonga to live with a woman called Trixie.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
After Tony Dunn lost his home in a California wildfire, he moved to mountainous North Carolina to avoid more climate disasters.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Blubbering and still running, the red, mountainous man was in the room once more.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing mountainous
South America - Middle School
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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