prairie

Example Sentences

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He said Thor is located on prairie farmland in central Saskatchewan, close to the geographic center of North America and nearby access to freight-rail lines operated by Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The roof needed to be replaced to withstand heavy snow, hard rain and the golf-ball-sized hail of prairie thunderstorms.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Among the factors in that slide was a drought that struck the cattle-raising prairie states starting in 2020 and lasting through 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The dusty grass verges surrounding the prison are teeming with noisy prairie dogs scurrying into their burrows whenever disturbed by prison vehicles coming and going.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Ours was not the only loss on that prairie.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson