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

That leads to the breakdown of civilization, a state where only the law of the jungle remains.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 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

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

Although they hadn’t found Julio, and they were still worried that a killer was on the loose, they also knew that Julio most likely wouldn’t survive on his own in the harsh and unforgiving jungle.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple