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

The government said that, starting this summer, payments under the government's environmental land management scheme could be used by landowners to develop new permissive routes across farmland to link with otherwise inaccessible open country areas.

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

“South Korea isn’t really an open country that easily gives out permanent residency status, and those who receive that status after a certain period are already blended into their local communities as residents,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Back on the tracks and heading toward open country, I had a thought.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns