jungle

Example Sentences

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They are constricted on the one hand by construction that is transforming fields into concrete jungles, and on the other, by impoverished soils and competition from cheap food imports that undermine their revenue.

From Barron's

Unlike many other dwellings in the concrete jungle, this one has its own plush garden, allowing the most famous woman in China to reconnect with nature amid New York City’s hustle and bustle.

From MarketWatch

“We can say a city’s developed when it has parks. Now Kathmandu is a concrete jungle.”

From New York Times

Family members, who said they were escaping poverty and violence in Venezuela, had endured perilous jungle terrain, smugglers who sought to kidnap them for ransom and corrupt police officers who extorted them.

From New York Times

Migrants begin their crossing in Acandi, Colombia, where there is now a camp at the edge of the jungle.

From Washington Times