wilderness
Example Sentences
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When he finally achieved fame, he sought to maximize his output to compensate for his time in the wilderness.
The coming-of-age survival thriller is about a championship high school soccer team whose plane crashes into the remote Canadian wilderness where they are stranded for 19 months.
From Los Angeles Times
The long consignment to the wilderness thwarts “preservation, access, education, creative reuse, scholarship, etc., when most of the works are out of circulation and not benefiting any rights holders.”
From Los Angeles Times
For Pats dynasty bandwagoners who suffered a harsh five seasons in the wilderness—the sound you hear is Detroit and Cleveland fans screaming out a window—it’s been a glorious twist.
Each of these wilderness areas offers something different.
From Los Angeles Times
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