- present tense form of moor (3rd person singular).
moors
Example Sentences
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As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Instead, the experimental units can be plants, plots of land, fields, moors, forests, or oceans.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
The howl and whine of the opening few bars of “Chains of Love” conjure images of the ghostly moors, before transforming into a catchy midtempo pop number.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Cathy befriends young Heathcliff after her rich, alcoholic father brings him to live and work as a servant on their estate perched atop the windy English moors.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026
The creatures of the Stone circled a while croaking, and one by one beat back ponderously inland over the moors.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
