Rocky Mountains
Example Sentences
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They found no gold but became the first Europeans to explore the Grand Canyon, the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
They drive close to 1,000 miles through the Mojave Desert and over the Rocky Mountains to Denver.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The Colorado River provides water for farms, cities and tribal communities from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
The tragedy has shaken the tight-knit town of about 2,400 people, which is set along a few winding rural roads in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Shell beads from Florida, obsidian from the Rocky Mountains, and mica from Tennessee found their way to the Northeast.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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