slopes
Example Sentences
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The steep slopes and lush valleys below the Himalayan mountain range — home to many of the world’s highest peaks and remaining glaciers — are especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
He added: "Our work suggests that tectonic uplift related to continental rifting and breakup created both steep slopes and high ground, providing the mountainous terrain that rivers and glaciers could readily erode."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
For the next 38 rounds, the league will be littered with booby traps, slippery slopes, and brutal dismissals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Authorities have been limiting access to more areas of Etna, including the upper slopes where there is little shelter above the tree line, because of the increased volcanic activity.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Dozens more lay rotting on the slopes, and every third or fourth tree, it seemed, was leaning steeply on a neighbor.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
