wilderness

Example Sentences

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Sometimes hungry villagers walk for more than three hours into the wilderness before locating the trees.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He’s understood in Ireland as a canny political operator who led his boring center-right party, Fianna Fáil, back to power after a decade in the wilderness.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Small-caps have been in the wilderness for over 15 years, points out Colas, DataTrek’s co-founder.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

He named the dog “Delta” and, according to his website, that “was just the beginning of many more wilderness rescues to come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“In the wilderness, with the bugs and the badgers and those hungry, hungry wolves!”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood