traverse

Example Sentences

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Shipping traffic remains throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, a trade route off Iran’s coast that fully a third of the world’s seagoing oil exports traverse in a normal year.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Iranian media reported on Monday that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp. had closed the Strait of Hormuz, promising to fire on any ship that attempts to traverse it, according to a Reuters report.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Backcountry skiers traverse unpatrolled areas away from ski resorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The top and the final section were good, but in the middle and the traverse I wasn't on the line I actually wanted to ski.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

It didn’t lead to her route, but it lead to a place where she could safely traverse across mostly stable ground.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill