wilderness

Example Sentences

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The two had been 14 hours into the Inuvik Weekend Warrior Fat Bike Challenge - a three-day cycle across frozen rivers, remote highways and Canada's Arctic wilderness - when they were forced to withdraw.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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

Nearly 60 years ago, a cowboy rode on horseback into the Northern California wilderness with a 16mm camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood