sierra

Example Sentences

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After all, “sierra” is Spanish for “mountain” — and, as one Redditor put it, “dew is just resting mist.”

From Washington Post

From the northern border to the western sierra to the Gulf Coast, hundreds of Mexican communities have been under curfew and quarantine for years.

From Washington Times

Although it was just for a moment, the peak of Breath of the Wild’s sierra reminded me of how I felt when I physically pulled myself up a Himalayan mountain.

From The Verge

“Mexican Mormons, innocent women and children were ambushed in the Chihuahua sierra, shot and burned alive by the Cartels that rule in Mexico!”

From Seattle Times

Amlo has promised to pull the marginalized sierra out of poverty, providing legal employment for its inhabitants and expanding services after centuries of neglect.

From The Guardian