Example Sentences

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University of Washington scientists who combined sea-level projections with topographies along Washington’s coast found some parts of Seattle and other areas will be permanently underwater if worst-case projections are realized.

From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024

“I just play the songs the best I can, inspired by the seasons and the topographies and regions, and, occasionally, by sociological elements, and try to improve as a player over time.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

The drawing is then coated with several layers of beeswax: sealing, burying and halting the natural progress of these topographies.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Stories of danger, lost civilizations, exploration, unusual flora and fauna, newly discovered topographies, ships lost at sea.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2020

In contrast, the Mediterranean zones of southwestern Australia and, to a lesser degree, of South Africa and western Europe offer a narrower range of altitudes, habitats, and topographies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond