Himalayan
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A Himalayan salt lamp emits a soft orange light.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Whittaker and Gombu were the 10th and 11th people to reach the top, according to the Himalayan Database.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In August of 2024, I walked the Himalayan ranges of Venice with Dennis Hathaway and his wife, Laura Silagi, who had taken a hard fall on one of their neighborhood’s countless volcanic sidewalks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
India in the last two years stepped up its campaign against the last remnants of the Naxalite rebellion, named after the village in the Himalayan foothills where the Maoist-inspired insurgency began nearly six decades ago.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
The Himalayan mountains rise about a third of an inch per year—fingernails grow more than twice as fast.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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