Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for forest. Search instead for foresta.
Definitions

forest

[fawr-ist, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Because who would watch a movie about two little girls who befriend a gentle forest creature and . . . that’s it?

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

The air was almost unbreathable in the forest on Monday morning, as fire trucks drove in one after the other seeking to bring the blaze under control.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as "virulent" and of "exceptional scale", partially closed the country's main north-south highway, disrupting traffic during the first major weekend getaway of the summer.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

It said they identified those behind the abduction and dismantled their support network, including informants and hideouts in the Old Oyo National Park forest.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The forest was drenched in jeweled hues: the cerulean waters of Peace, the gilded light of Pleasure, the emerald luster of Progress, the crimson blaze of Pain.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

These risks are heightened in the wet - and it often rains in the Ardennes forests.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The move seems especially poised to hit California, the most biodiverse state in the country, where more than 6,700 species are spread across mountains, forests, deserts and oceans.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

That definition stood for decades, notably surviving a 1995 Supreme Court case that focused on the protection of old-growth forests for spotted owls.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Instead, that carbon may be used to produce leaves, fuel short lived metabolic processes, or serve other functions, reducing the amount of carbon stored in forests compared with previous expectations.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Its shell was more like a landmass—hills of bone, shiny pearl valleys, kelp and moss forests, rivers of seawater trickling down the grooves of its carapace.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




Vocabulary lists containing forest


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training