mesa

Example Sentences

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It has one narrow runway perched high on a mesa with steep cliffs at either end tumbling 1,600 feet to the deep blue Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2024

According to Oder, the backyard, which features uninterrupted mesa views, is now “the best part” of their property.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2024

If it is not already part of a dish, the obligatory salsa de mesa stands by to add zing and heat.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Later, higher-resolution photographs with fewer shadows showed a pretty plain mesa.

From Scientific American • May 17, 2023

So they climbed out of the gorge and sped along the mesa in a dust cloud, singing fervently and almost joyously together, until suddenly the car hit a confused jackrabbit and Linda burst into tears.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols