wilderness

Example Sentences

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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

He named the dog “Delta” and, according to his website, that “was just the beginning of many more wilderness rescues to come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

To her, “survive” meant like if you were out in the desert or jungle or maybe the Alaskan wilderness.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata