tree line

Example Sentences

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Viewed from the village below, or glimpsed on the way up the forested hill, the structure looks topographical—a glistening summit just above a tree line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Storms can brew up with terrifying speed and anyone caught above tree line is going to feel dangerously close to the action.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Although many of Alabama’s old-growth forests have long been cut down and replaced with trees that grow on a timeline more suitable for its logging industry, its tree line is still lush and visually impressive.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025

He used to farm the fields nearby their dug-out – hidden in a tree line.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

When we got to the tree line beside the baseball field, they glanced around, then leapt over the metal gate in front of the access road and bolted down the dirt road.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely