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
One of the most remarkable efforts at evidence synthesis I’ve come across was a Level 7 decision about a vulnerable population of woodland caribou in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 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
The Rocky Mountains are too big, too long, too important to have to be imposing.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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