Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, brown dog ticks — vectors for the bacterial infection Ehrlichiosis — are trekking north from Mexico into Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

White House hopefuls in Miami for the Democratic debates are trekking to nearby Homestead, Florida, to visit a large migrant detention facility.

From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2019

We are trekking with llamas, just as the Incas would have done.

From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2019

This makes it a novelty for trend chasers and a welcome spot for halal diners who are trekking in from Samammish and Lynnwood, but it’s also just very good Mexican food.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2018

Many Cambodians are trekking on foot to the north, crossing dangerous mined fields and Khmer Rouge control zones, with little food and water, to go to Thailand.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung