How to Use cloud forest in a Sentence

cloud forest

noun
  • There are cloud forests, coral reefs, dry forests, and rain forests to explore.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
  • Three hours’ drive from the misty cloud forest, the city of Cobán is awash in color.
    Max Falkowitz, Saveur, 28 Nov. 2018
  • There is some debate as to what constitutes cloud forest, if only in my head.
    Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The cloudy spot on the satellite images turned out to be a surviving patch of cloud forest.
    Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Cloud jaguars are jaguars that live in cloud forests, a type of rainforest found high in the mountains where clouds sit low among the trees.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The bears live in a mixture of regions including grasslands and cloud forest.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 June 2023
  • From cloud forest hikes to chocolate farm tours, these are the best things to do in Costa Rica.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2023
  • Most of the cloud forest suffered deforestation in the years that followed.
    Megan Marples, CNN, 15 Apr. 2022
  • La Gomera’s contrasts between semi-desert and cloud forest make for steep, varied days.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
  • San Francisco’s climate is uniquely suited to plants from cloud forests.
    Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Monteverde’s cloud forest is a haven for nature lovers, with canopy walks and wildlife encounters that will delight young and old alike.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The family went zip lining through a cloud forest, ate guinea pig, and cruised around the Galapagos.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022
  • But the beauty of the cloud forest hides a violent, tragic history.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 17 July 2018
  • This vivid creature has only been spotted in a single stream in an isolated cloud forest in Venezuela.
    Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2010
  • In the Mashpi cloud forest of Ecuador, there are more than 30 species of hummingbirds.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • About three hours from the capital city of Quito, Ecuador, the cloud forest feels primeval and otherworldly.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Megadroughts encouraged farmers to clear and cultivate Andean cloud forests.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
  • This is a strenuous hike at a high altitude, traversing different landscapes like cloud forests and grasslands.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
  • When the climate became wetter, the cloud forests grew back upward in isolated spots surrounded by grasslands.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The path, sometimes manicured with paving stones, sometimes a muddy track, wound through thick cloud forests and was dotted with mosses, ferns, and bromeliads.
    Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
  • When you’re done eating, head over to the property’s craft brewery to try an artisanal ale that includes water sourced from the springs of the cloud forest.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
  • After exploring the wonders of the cloud forest, head to the Nicoya Peninsula.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
  • And while looking for this rare flower, researchers found nearly half a dozen plant species that are new to science -- yet another reason to help save the unique cloud forest.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Spend an afternoon hiking around the cloud forest on the upper slopes of the nearby volcano, Mombacho.
    Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
  • When you’re done eating, head over to Belmar's craft brewery to try an artisanal ale that includes water sourced from the springs of the cloud forest.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This is the cloud forest, yes, but its elevation is actually lower, so those whose adjustment in the city was sketchy tend to find relief.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • However, all major activities, as well as the cloud forest reserves and hiking trails, are further away and best accessed by car.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
  • However, all major activities, as well as the cloud forest reserves and hiking trails, are farther away and best accessed by car.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
  • However, all major activities, as well as the cloud forest reserves and hiking trails, are farther away and best accessed by car.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The fact that this species was alive and well in Tapichalaca’s cloud forest in southwest Ecuador galvanized them into action.
    Doug Hansen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Dec. 2017

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