Definition of WILDERNESS

Examples of wilderness in a Sentence

She enjoys hikes through the wilderness. released the wolf back into the wilderness

Recent Examples on the Web No games are ready for commercial release, though Midwinter has been play-testing one title, called Scavengers, where opposing players must decide whether to join forces to defeat monsters and survive in the wilderness. — Amy Thomson, Bloomberg.com, "SoftBank-Backed Improbable’s Effort to Revolutionize Gaming Industry Is Struggling," 7 May 2020 The settlers who came here saw, in the harsh prairie, a chance to make a life in the wilderness. — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, "With the coronavirus, an opportunity to reinvent Dallas," 30 Apr. 2020 To wind down after a day of work, stretch out on your sofa, close your eyes (adding a sleep mask would be even better), and take an imaginary trip to the Arctic wilderness. — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Life Tips from Finland, the Happiest Country in the World," 9 Apr. 2020 For more information about access to wilderness and urban trails, visit nps.gov. — Lyndsey Matthews, Good Housekeeping, "Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Other National Parks Close Due to Coronavirus," 25 Mar. 2020 Yosemite Wilderness Trailhead quotas for access to the wilderness in Yosemite National Park also are filled by a lottery. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Reserving campsites is now an annual competition in California," 8 Jan. 2020 President Barack Obama’s administration tried to kill Twin Metals by refusing to renew the company’s mineral rights leases, saying the threat of acid mine drainage was an unacceptable risk to the wilderness. — Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, "Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators," 18 Dec. 2019 President Barack Obama’s administration tried to kill Twin Metals by refusing to renew the company’s mineral rights leases, saying the threat of acid mine drainage was an unacceptable risk to the wilderness. — Washington Post, "Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators," 18 Dec. 2019 This season of Alaskan Bush People shows the Brown family relocating to the wilderness of Washington state after matriarch Ami gets treated for cancer in California. — Megan Friedman, Country Living, "Why the ‘Alaskan Bush People’ Family Can Never Move Back to Alaska," 2 Sep. 2018

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“Wilderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wilderness. Accessed 25 May. 2020.

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