How to Use terrain in a Sentence

terrain

noun
  • We had to drive over some rough terrain.
  • We hiked through a variety of terrains.
  • Planting in the wrong season, in the wrong terrain, with the wrong seeds.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • The area near the pond was described as rugged terrain.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 June 2022
  • Something about the image of the swampy terrain called to them.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Tulsa is set in gently rolling terrain at the edge of the Great Plains to the west and the Ozark Mountains to the east.
    — CNN, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The trails to both falls have steep and rocky terrain that can be loose and slippery when wet.
    — Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The boots’ shafts hit the ankle, while the durable outsole has grooves for any terrain.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Wind gusts over the higher terrain will be in the upper end of that range.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025
  • By 2022, though the fires are absent, the terrain is still mostly brown.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • In the market for a luxe RV that can handle rough terrain?
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Robert Card, who is four years younger, knows the terrain well, Goddard said.
    — David Sharp, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The elders have been living in this terrain for a long time.
    — New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • But the corner stool at the bar was still vaguely Batt’s terrain.
    — Kevin Barry, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Crews were facing steep and rugged terrain and wind gusts of 10 miles per hour, Shaw said.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The asphalt was built to last Texas’ hot summers and spongy terrain.
    — Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The rover is designed to roam around the landing site and capture 3D images of the terrain.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This is a very good all-in-one shoe over a variety of terrain.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The shallow knobs are great for pavement and light dirt or sand terrains.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Some 120 hostages are still missing and may be present in the very terrain in which fighting takes place.
    — David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
  • Take on the terrain parks, which feature jumps, rails and halfpipes.
    — Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Don’t think of this as a sequel so much as an expansion of the terrain.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Timberland, the master of the sturdy all-terrain boot, reigns supreme in this sale.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
  • One of the most scenic shorter stretches is this eight-mile route up and down some of the park’s hilliest terrain.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The terrain is rolling, softer than the Appalachian mountains in the western part of the state.
    — Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Gore Mountain, which has the most skiable terrain in the state, is 30 minutes away.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
  • All the Brutes or a dozen PBS docuseries covering the same terrain.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2022
  • As expected for rom-com terrain, the script doesn’t drill down too deeply.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Ride high on a helicopter With only 10 percent of Kaua’i accessible by roads, the best way to witness the island’s terrains is by helicopter.
    — Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
  • During the event the horses gallop over natural country terrain, contending with obstacles of logs, stonewalls, water, banks and ditches.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

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