Carlsbad Caverns
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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And last week, about 200 people were trapped for several hours in New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns National Park amid heavy flooding.
From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022
An order to shelter in place at Carlsbad Caverns was lifted late on Saturday, and about 200 visitors and staff members were evacuated, she said.
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2022
Meanwhile, in New Mexico, officials at Carlsbad Caverns National Park said about 150 tourists were evacuated late Saturday night after being stranded by rising water.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022
These images are mixed with others that contain snow-like elements: stalagmites at Carlsbad Caverns or piles of ghostly white sand at White Sands National Monument.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2015
At first, all she could think about was how she wouldn’t get to make her own rock crystal stalactites for her Carlsbad Caverns diorama idea.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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