open country
Example Sentences
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That changed around 2008 or 2009, when the horses began lingering at lower elevations, where the open country makes it difficult for lions to hunt.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Mudavadi, who is also the acting interior minister, said Kenya was an open country, which allowed "a lot of latitude".
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024
Wolves hunting in packs prefer open country where they can outrun, tire, and surround their prey.
From National Geographic • Aug. 25, 2023
The soldiers are caustic about the type of warfare they are undergoing on the open country of eastern Ukraine.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
They were in open country, at night, away from any refuge but an overgrown ditch, with a rabbit who smelled of blood, was crying uncontrollably and looked as though he could not move.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
