plains
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"If we don't protect the Aravalli, the northern Gangetic plains -- which is a food basket for the rest of the country -- would become a desert," he said.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
The biggest test could come on the second day of Hajj, when pilgrims gather for prayer and repentance at Mount Arafat, a granite hill and surrounding plains at the edge of Mecca.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The others, with their hot deserts and big-sky plains, seem more obvious: Texas, Arizona and California.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
On the plains of northwestern Iran, edged by snow-ribboned ridges, spring nudges almond trees into frothy bloom and a fragile ceasefire brings more traffic onto highways, and more Iranians back to their homeland.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
There the white Snowbourn, joined by the lesser stream, went rushing, fuming on the stones, down to Edoras and the green hills and the plains.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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