Rocky Mountains
Example Sentences
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They found no gold but became the first Europeans to explore the Grand Canyon, the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
They drive close to 1,000 miles through the Mojave Desert and over the Rocky Mountains to Denver.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The summerlike heat in March broke monthly records in many areas of the Western U.S., accelerating the melting of snow in the Rocky Mountains as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The tragedy has shaken the tight-knit town of about 2,400 people, which is set along a few winding rural roads in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
By the early 1900s, meatpacking had centralized: nearly 90 percent of all beef inspected east of the Rocky Mountains was processed by six big companies.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
