Blue Ridge
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Set against the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, it depicts a favorite Southern activity—akin to her widely admired maple-sugaring paintings set up north—embellished with details like the tiny rocking horse on her front porch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
"The data reflects a concerning trend," said researcher Chris Holstege, MD, the director of UVA Health's Blue Ridge Poison Center.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The spot reminded him of his childhood and the Blue Ridge Mountains where he grew up, and vacations at Holden Beach on the shores in North Carolina.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025
His father's family was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025
Then she started going on about how Gus and Bertha were so happy to have me here in Colby with them and weren’t the Blue Ridge Mountains heaven on earth?
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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