butte
Example Sentences
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Gone were the photographers who climbed the butte overlooking the practice facility — known as Shohei Mountain — to get aerial shots of Ohtani’s arrival.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024
An Oregon butte unfortunately titled “Swastika Mountain” will be getting a new name in the near future.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022
One cold winter solstice day, we found ourselves alone on the summit of a rock-topped butte, watching transfixed as a huge black cloud barreled toward us in an otherwise blue sky.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022
Zinke’s official portrait, which hangs at headquarters, shows him riding a horse in front of a tree-covered butte, a scene inspired by a photograph taken of him at Bears Ears.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022
The eagle screamed to announce his success, then flew toward a distant butte.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
