hills
Britishplural noun
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a hilly and often remote region
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very old
Example Sentences
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I remember when the cold nights were a last summons to play among the hills’ yellow larch.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021
Every Pakistani remembers seeing TV films of the hills' shuddering at the jolt from underground, like a camel shaking off a layer of dust.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every Pakistani remembers seeing TV films of the hills' shuddering at the jolt from underground, like a camel shaking off a layer of dust.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Holmes said: “How good ‘templed hills’ is, and that is not alone in the poem.”
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 by Various
The words 'Theban hills' called up a vivid and stimulating picture in particular.
From The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath by Blackwood, Algernon
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