highland
Example Sentences
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Unusually intense monsoon rains pummelled parts of South and Southeast Asia in November and December, triggering landslides and floods from Indonesia's rainforests to highland plantations in Sri Lanka.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
They worked with highland dance experts to perfect the choreography.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Whole city blocks were inundated last week in coastal Nha Trang, while deadly landslides struck highland passes around the Da Lat tourist hub.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
His ways of coping include going for walks along the beach, playing golf or stroking his highland cows.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
The most dramatic moment in subsequent European—Native American relations was the first encounter between the Inca emperor Atahuallpa and the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro at the Peruvian highland town of Cajamarca on November 16, 1532.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
