wilderness
Example Sentences
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The day after she and her husband, Jack, sculpt the figure of a child out of snow, an ethereal waif emerges from the wilderness.
He was surrounded by a cloud of steam where his own tears met his hot body: like a tiny kettle in the wilderness.
From Literature
Owen’s parents were the owners and operators of Tundra Treks, a company that took people to see polar bears in the frozen wilderness outside Churchill, Manitoba.
From Literature
“After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is now free of pain — ‘a glimmer of tiny light in the wilderness,’” the band said.
From Los Angeles Times
In past professional lives, he has been a snowmobile guide, hot dog vendor, dog walker, wilderness trip leader, and bike courier.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
