prairies
Example Sentences
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Planted in April, they look vigorous despite no automatic irrigation, as do other flowers such as daisy-like echinaceas from US prairies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and the prairies of Canada fed into significant price increases for those two areas, including the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
The Florida Everglades are a unique environmental region comprising marshes, prairies, forests, mangroves and estuaries.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
The uprooting of prairies across the Great Plains and the Dust Bowl could not have occurred without the massive settler movement triggered by the Homestead Act of 1862.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2025
Deer in the Northeast; alligators in the Everglades; buffalo in the prairies; grasshoppers in the Great Basin; rabbits in California; moose in Alaska: all were pursued by fire.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
