open country
Example Sentences
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That changed around 2008 or 2009, when the horses began lingering at lower elevations, where the open country makes it difficult for lions to hunt.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Wolves hunting in packs prefer open country where they can outrun, tire, and surround their prey.
From National Geographic • Aug. 25, 2023
“South Korea isn’t really an open country that easily gives out permanent residency status, and those who receive that status after a certain period are already blended into their local communities as residents,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022
The gang buried the large section of the stone in open country near Rochester in Kent.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022
Windstorms, lightning fires, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and other natural calamities knock down trees and open up the forest, or prevent open country from turning into forestland.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
