lowland

Example Sentences

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A former dairy farm could be transformed into an "internationally recognised hub for research", focused on restoring lowland peat bogs.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

"While species at higher altitudes can increase their heat tolerance, at least in the short term, many lowland species largely lack this ability," Holzmann explains.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

The author has a gift for describing pristine lowland forests and the majesty of trees more than 1,000 years old, and equal deftness in showing the horror of their devastation by logging and fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“Mom has definitely got a nice maternal hold and is very protective of the baby,” said Prebble, animal keeper of the zoo’s western lowland gorillas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Northern Europeans who were sent out to hot tropical lowland areas used to die in droves of diseases such as malaria, to which tropical peoples had evolved some genetic resistance.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond