Examples of mountaintop in a Sentence
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Completed in 2021, Omar Gandhi Architects envisioned a residence that takes advantage of the mountaintop siting and the incredible lake views while incorporating hardy, environmentally friendly, and locally available materials to meet the design needs of the project.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
In the decades since, silica dust has become a major problem as Appalachian miners cut through layers of sandstone to reach less accessible coal seams in mountaintop mines where coal closer to the surface has long been tapped.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
The panels display backdrops—a mountaintop, a desert, a hostile planet—that are made in a game engine, and can be adjusted in real time.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Forested mountaintop islands float above a vast sea of desert and grasslands, creating lush habitats where none should be.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Following his death in 2018, Billy returned home from his mountaintop home in Montreat, N.C.
Billy Graham’s funeral had more than 2,000 invitees, a live stream, a bagpipe escort and 100 delegates from 50 countries.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
The next few songs strand us on a mountaintop of sentimentalism, while subtly rebuking race and genre lines.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Against a deep blue sky that seemed without clouds, the masses of white petals seemed from below to suggest the gleam of snow on a mountaintop.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
In total, California is expected to see 1 to 4 feet of snow in areas above 3000 feet, 5 to 10 feet above 5,000 feet, and 12 feet or more on the Sierra Nevada’s mountaintops.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
In the decades since, silica dust has become a major problem as Appalachian miners cut through layers of sandstone to reach less accessible coal seams in mountaintop mines where coal closer to the surface has long been tapped.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
The panels display backdrops—a mountaintop, a desert, a hostile planet—that are made in a game engine, and can be adjusted in real time.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Forested mountaintop islands float above a vast sea of desert and grasslands, creating lush habitats where none should be.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Following his death in 2018, Billy returned home from his mountaintop home in Montreat, N.C.
Billy Graham’s funeral had more than 2,000 invitees, a live stream, a bagpipe escort and 100 delegates from 50 countries.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
The next few songs strand us on a mountaintop of sentimentalism, while subtly rebuking race and genre lines.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Against a deep blue sky that seemed without clouds, the masses of white petals seemed from below to suggest the gleam of snow on a mountaintop.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
In total, California is expected to see 1 to 4 feet of snow in areas above 3000 feet, 5 to 10 feet above 5,000 feet, and 12 feet or more on the Sierra Nevada’s mountaintops.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Mountaintop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaintop. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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mountaintop
noun
moun·tain·top
ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˌtäp 
: the peak of a mountain
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