Alps
Example Sentences
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The blaze ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, in the Alps in south-west Switzerland, in the early hours of New Year's Day.
From BBC
Investigators raced on Friday to identify the victims of a fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year's celebration into one of the country's worst tragedies.
From Barron's
Fire and rescue forces were dispatched to the scene and a no-fly zone was imposed over the Swiss Alps resort, according to police in the Swiss canton of Valais.
But on the weekends, he uses the limited free time he has to train with the Swiss Paralympic ski team in the Alps.
He studied at what is now known as the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, interned at Alps Salami in Queens and apprenticed with butchers in Tuscany.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
