Examples of moorland in a Sentence
an area of open moorland
We hiked across the moorlands.
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The heaths of Britain's moorland in particular, are the setting for several classic works of Gothic literature, including Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, and make for an unexpected baby name source.
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Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
The park is a stretch of thriving green valleys and peat bogs, and close-cropped moorland that attracts shooting parties in the autumn.
—Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2023
Not nice moorland, with heather and glinting rocks, just dirty-brown moorland.
—Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
On the other side of the A65 lies a stretch of moorland between Beamsley Beacon, where a Lancaster bomber crashed a few months after the end of World War II, killing four of its Canadian air crew, and Round Hill, so bluntly named yet no rounder than any other hill.
—Rose George, The New York Review of Books, 10 Apr. 2020
The only day of storms kicked up during a tour of the moorland surrounding the estate.
—Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2023
The senses are heightened as these pitch perfect aromas in turn reveal a deeper moorland base-note, rich in heather pollen and freshly crushed herbs.
—Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
Fragrant notes of scented candlewax dance with smoke and moorland flowers, leading to a smooth waxy texture that is sweet and lightly smoky.
—Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Nearby, though not quite within view, there was open moorland.
—Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
The park is a stretch of thriving green valleys and peat bogs, and close-cropped moorland that attracts shooting parties in the autumn.
—Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2023
Not nice moorland, with heather and glinting rocks, just dirty-brown moorland.
—Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
On the other side of the A65 lies a stretch of moorland between Beamsley Beacon, where a Lancaster bomber crashed a few months after the end of World War II, killing four of its Canadian air crew, and Round Hill, so bluntly named yet no rounder than any other hill.
—Rose George, The New York Review of Books, 10 Apr. 2020
The only day of storms kicked up during a tour of the moorland surrounding the estate.
—Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2023
The senses are heightened as these pitch perfect aromas in turn reveal a deeper moorland base-note, rich in heather pollen and freshly crushed herbs.
—Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
Fragrant notes of scented candlewax dance with smoke and moorland flowers, leading to a smooth waxy texture that is sweet and lightly smoky.
—Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Nearby, though not quite within view, there was open moorland.
—Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
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“Moorland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moorland. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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moorland
noun
moor·land
ˈmu̇(ə)r-lənd 
-ˌland
: land consisting of moors
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