jungly

Example Sentences

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Florida’s atmosphere was gushing in all over, swamping me with its jungly breath.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2020

The road there runs through the jungly Iguape River valley, past banana plantations, an Apostolic church named the Last Call, and small farmhouses with red-tiled roofs.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019

Would you like to see a slideshow of American Samoa’s stunning natural beauty, all jagged, jungly mountains and quiet coves, and hear how environmental and cultural stewardship work hand in hand in the territory?

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2018

A hike on a steep, car-less road up a jungly hill in the middle of the city stood out, but that’s because an anteater crossed my tracks, and I’d never seen one of those before.

From New York Times • May 3, 2013

She was standing bare-legged in the jungly weeds that grew up between our houses.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides