plains
Example Sentences
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But what the racers needed were mechanics and reliable routes, especially in the open plains.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The others, with their hot deserts and big-sky plains, seem more obvious: Texas, Arizona and California.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
On the plains of northwestern Iran, edged by snow-ribboned ridges, spring nudges almond trees into frothy bloom and a fragile ceasefire brings more traffic onto highways, and more Iranians back to their homeland.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
He said the count was "going smoothly" across the Himalayan nation, from snowbound mountain regions to the hot plains bordering India.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
They had come in so recently from the plains and the hills that it was necessary that they make their shifting in values gradually.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
