terrain
Example Sentences
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Yet even for a place that’s constantly reinventing itself, raves were mostly uncharted terrain.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Supporters of the reform say it would create nimble police forces that are more easily held accountable and staffed by locals who know the terrain.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
He embedded a whole apparatus of passages and outbuildings into the descending terrain to the east, concealing them so effectively from view that from the west Monticello has the character of an isolated hilltop temple.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
"I don't think the terrain is as easy as it was five years ago," says Bishop Rosemarie Mallett, acknowledging the shifting political winds.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Ben knew he was in familiar terrain now, old territory where the teasing had grooves and furrows of ground that had been plowed before.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing terrain
List 8
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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