wilderness
Example Sentences
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A self-described B-student, he spent his childhood adventuring in the wilderness near his hometown of Seattle, and as a kid had preferred skiing to YouTube.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Sometimes hungry villagers walk for more than three hours into the wilderness before locating the trees.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Small-caps have been in the wilderness for over 15 years, points out Colas, DataTrek’s co-founder.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
But then, a little frustration at a cowardly lack of social etiquette is better than, say, a date abandoning you in the middle of a wilderness hike, i.e., the alpine divorce.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Next, he hired four men who knew the wilderness.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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