plains

Example Sentences

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Some rest over deep troughs or underwater mountains, while others lie across broad, flat plains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

The term mesteño, meaning stray or wild, became, in cowboy-speak, mustang — that legendary, free-roaming denizen of the high plains.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Fear starts to grip lorry driver Zakeriya Hersi whenever he reaches the edge of the central Somalian plains.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

We can be good stewards of a spectacular country, with its plains and canyons and mountains and deserts, as well as its vibrant cities.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

“The fate of those empty, wide plains and those miserable mountain regions seems dull to me as well.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas