mountains

Example Sentences

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“It is significant that this facility was placed in the middle of Yongbyon, and not somewhere deep in the mountains that the external community is not looking at,” Shin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Topanga Creek, a biodiversity hot spot, is home to their last known population in the mountains that stretch from the Hollywood Hills to Point Mugu in Ventura County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Fujimori began her election day having breakfast in the Lima suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, the most populous district in Peru, where impoverished neighbourhoods crowd the steep, dusty mountains.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In the meantime, police were exploring other avenues, other suspects, hitting dead ends and trawling through mountains of CCTV.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Dragons soared and wheeled above and between the mountains, spiraling up on the currents of hot air that filled their leathery wings, like sparks spiraling up from a bonfire.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville