jungle

Example Sentences

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The Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador, strewing burning wreckage on the jungle floor.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Like most of the others, Rodríguez had never set foot in Mexico and had never heard of this city of a million people surrounded by dense jungle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Written by Saturday Night Live star Tina Fey, it follows home-schooled Cady Heron, who grew up in Africa, as she navigates the jungle of her new US high school.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Its glamour, abundance and sheer scale — a true concrete jungle — can be loved or hated depending on who you ask.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

I would close my eyes, and try to imagine myself out in the jungle away from everything that was going on, far from the war and all this unhappiness.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo