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

But the Country Land and Business Association, which represents rural landowners, said there was enough open country that is accessible and that no walker should have to break the law.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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 decided that that very night they would try to slip away and steal out through the city into the open country where at last they could be together in freedom.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton