Example Sentences

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Look on hillsides, sand dunes, or a simple garden fence.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The grasslands and hillsides act as a vast, uncluttered canvas for their colors, which typically bloom in March and last through April.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

They ejected over 100-foot trees and on muddy hillsides with 45-degree slopes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Smoke is easily trapped, and the forested hillsides are hard to access when fires start.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Thick clusters of small houses made of brick and concrete dotted side streets and the lower hillsides.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French