Blue Ridge
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A scion of northeastern Virginia, Washington first crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains during the course of his duties as a teenage surveyor in 1748.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
According to Blue Ridge Public Radio, which shared a press release from the city, “nearly 100,000 Asheville residents may not have access to water for weeks.”
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
The county includes Asheville, a city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains famed for its arts and music scene.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024
Since then officials in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Asheville and Wake County, N.C., have scrapped plans for motel conversions with Step Up and Shangri-La, according to Blue Ridge Public Radio.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
“You did. You said you lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains one summer and made dulcimers. In Kentucky.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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