mountainous
Example Sentences
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That represents an enormous demographic shift for a small, mountainous country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The main reason is Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave inside Azerbaijan that was home to 100,000 ethnic Armenians until Azerbaijan took it by force in 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
A meticulously detailed log with windows, for instance, or a car that seems to balance natural, mountainous wonders on its back.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Not every school creates a mountainous wait list.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Cultures of honor tend to take root in highlands and other marginally fertile areas, such as Sicily or the mountainous Basque regions of Spain.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing mountainous
South America - Middle School
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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