prairies
- plural of prairie.
Example Sentences
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"We lost 85% of the marine prairies, and we saw the fishes on the shore looking for oxygen, and these images were horrible," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and the prairies of Canada fed into significant price increases for those two areas, including the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The uprooting of prairies across the Great Plains and the Dust Bowl could not have occurred without the massive settler movement triggered by the Homestead Act of 1862.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2025
On the prairies of north central Montana, farmers must sometimes contend with a worrisome visitor: the grizzly bear.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2024
“It may not be too steep. I read a well-researched book about three pigs who followed cattle drovers across prairies and over mountains on a trek to Montana.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
