Examples of moorland in a Sentence
an area of open moorland
We hiked across the moorlands.
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An obsession with the windy heath and wild heather moorlands of Yorkshire, where it was filmed.
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Andrea Bussell, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Above the glacial lake Ullswater, prehistoric cairns and burial mounds dot the high moorland, including the Cockpit Stone Circle, which spans 90 feet.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Including the cultivation, rainforest, heather-moorland, alpine desert and the Arctic summit.
—Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
On March 31, Prince William’s office released a new film showing the start of the planting on the moorland.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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.
—Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
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Andrea Bussell, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Above the glacial lake Ullswater, prehistoric cairns and burial mounds dot the high moorland, including the Cockpit Stone Circle, which spans 90 feet.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Including the cultivation, rainforest, heather-moorland, alpine desert and the Arctic summit.
—Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
On March 31, Prince William’s office released a new film showing the start of the planting on the moorland.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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.
—Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
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“Moorland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moorland. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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moorland
noun
moor·land
ˈmu̇(ə)r-lənd 
-ˌland
: land consisting of moors
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