jungle
noun
a wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, especially tropical vegetation or a tropical rainforest.
jungles
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pluralof jungle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
"Roads were made and security forces opened camps inside the jungles," local police chief Sundarraj P, who spent years fighting the insurgency, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Four famous duos have travelled nearly 6,000 km, hitchhiking through mountain towns, foraging in dense jungles, and battling challenges they never imagined, as contestants in Celebrity Race Across the World.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Many made the treacherous journey through the jungles of the Darien Gap before setting up camp in a park near the Perkins K-8 school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025
The Aché people, hunter-gatherers who lived in the jungles of Paraguay until the 1960s, offer a glimpse into the darker side of foraging.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
