terrain

Example Sentences

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Practicing in the terrain they could someday have to defend, British soldiers also learned practical lessons like how quickly a drone battery drains and how slowly it charges in frigid weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Reports say this careful selection of judges, representing different genders, religions, castes and regions, will help "lend wider legitimacy to a verdict that will inevitably traverse contested terrain".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The Algodones Dunes stretch toward the horizon in pale, wind-sculpted ridges, a narrow ribbon of shifting terrain running south into Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

That had sparked a race over the weekend in mountainous terrain, with images posted on social media of US aircraft and helicopters flying low over Iran as part of search-and-rescue operations.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

On the fourth day, I noticed something about the terrain.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman