lee

Example Sentences

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Because of the south-easterly wind direction, places like Aultbea lie in the lee of the Cairngorm mountains.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

“The holloway is absence,” Macfarlane explains; “a wood-way worn away by buried feet. … Walking, running, hiding man, huddled in the lee of a tree.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020

No mayday call was picked up after the Destination left the lee of St. George Island and entered turbulent seas.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2019

Deserts are frequently located on the downwind or lee side of mountain ranges, which create a rain shadow after prevailing winds drop their water content on the mountains.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

He knew even at that great distance that he wasn’t seeing Xan’s magic, which was green and soft and tenacious, the color and texture of lichen clinging to the lee of the oaks.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill