plains

Example Sentences

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"If we don't protect the Aravalli, the northern Gangetic plains -- which is a food basket for the rest of the country -- would become a desert," he said.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Coronado also inadvertently shaped the course of Native American plains culture when Puebloans captured some of his horses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The others, with their hot deserts and big-sky plains, seem more obvious: Texas, Arizona and California.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

On the plains of northwestern Iran, edged by snow-ribboned ridges, spring nudges almond trees into frothy bloom and a fragile ceasefire brings more traffic onto highways, and more Iranians back to their homeland.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It showed the Osage from the time they roamed the plains to their first encounter with European explorers and missionaries, and to the black-gold rush.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann