butte
Example Sentences
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But the one discovered by Saildrone more closely resembles a butte like those found in the deserts of the Southwest.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023
An Oregon butte unfortunately titled “Swastika Mountain” will be getting a new name in the near future.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022
One cold winter solstice day, we found ourselves alone on the summit of a rock-topped butte, watching transfixed as a huge black cloud barreled toward us in an otherwise blue sky.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022
Zinke’s official portrait, which hangs at headquarters, shows him riding a horse in front of a tree-covered butte, a scene inspired by a photograph taken of him at Bears Ears.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022
“I don’t know what America’s thinking was,” said Jerrod as the pickup edged its way to a little butte rising out of the stubble and the rock.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
