Examples of mountaintop in a Sentence
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The next few songs strand us on a mountaintop of sentimentalism, while subtly rebuking race and genre lines.
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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
Belichick wants to be alone on the mountaintop — especially after the last few years have clouded his legacy in New England.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
In the last 40 years, mountaintop removal mining has damaged its habitat in Appalachia, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
Impacting the community This latest phase of Antetokounmpo’s career, aside from trying to get Milwaukee back to the mountaintop, is centered on his community involvement.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
History could certainly repeat itself if hunters had unfettered access to grassy, flat mountaintops where the elk roam.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
Unlike a mountaintop avalanche, coastal land slips often start slowly with cracks in the soil or a few loose boulders.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
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
Belichick wants to be alone on the mountaintop — especially after the last few years have clouded his legacy in New England.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
In the last 40 years, mountaintop removal mining has damaged its habitat in Appalachia, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
Impacting the community This latest phase of Antetokounmpo’s career, aside from trying to get Milwaukee back to the mountaintop, is centered on his community involvement.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
History could certainly repeat itself if hunters had unfettered access to grassy, flat mountaintops where the elk roam.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
Unlike a mountaintop avalanche, coastal land slips often start slowly with cracks in the soil or a few loose boulders.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
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“Mountaintop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaintop. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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mountaintop
noun
moun·tain·top
ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˌtäp 
: the peak of a mountain
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