Alaska

Example Sentences

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The state imports about 75% of its oil from foreign countries and Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Ross’ dedicated focus on landscape painting has deep roots in his time spent stationed in Alaska with the United States Air Force, where he eventually rose to the rank of master sergeant.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Alaska Airlines launched its first flights to Europe, nonstop service from Seattle to Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Breeding occurs in regions spanning from Año Nuevo Island in Central California to the Kuril Islands north of Japan, with the greatest concentration of breeding grounds in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

On a river in Alaska while training I once saw a place where a whirlpool had frozen into a cone, open at the bottom like a beautiful trap waiting to suck the whole team down.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen