How to Use mountain in a Sentence

mountain

noun
  • She watched the sun set behind the mountains.
  • We've received a mountain of mail.
  • They both like mountain climbing.
  • That doesn’t seem like a tall mountain to climb.
    Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Some mountain areas may see a foot or more of snow.
    Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This shows the height of the mountain Democrats must climb.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Tunnels are meant to go through the mountain.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The mountain measures more than five miles around at its base.
    AccessAtlanta, 17 June 2022
  • And sure enough, my numbers were sky high for mountain cedar.
    Robbie Owens, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This comes as an avalanche caused tragedy lower down on the mountain.
    Alexandra Svokos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Red, dark brown and tan sand ripples like the desert mountains.
    Jenna Thompson june 10, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • There are plenty of mountains to climb.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Puffy clouds amble over chunky meringue-peak mountains.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • How thin will my base layer need to be to avoid a blowout on the mountain?
    Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Herron was then shown in her gown and veil in front of a large mountain.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The sun's coming up over the mountains, and there's this glow to it.
    Taylor Eisenhauer, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Come for the mountains, catch a ballgame.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That process takes a whole lot of effort, there's a whole mountain to climb.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Chen got off the mountain safely.
    Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This isn’t about a group of people who go up a mountain and get blown off by a storm.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And how long was your break from John before the mountain?
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In one image, the pair hugged and posed nose to nose in front of a lake and mountain range.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
  • Local gusts to 45 mph in the mountains and hills.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • From under the mountains of rubble, the body of a dead child is found.
    Julia Jester, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • There's a heated outdoor pool and hot tub at the base of the mountain.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
  • He’s renamed a body of water and a mountain.
    Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The trail is less than a mile below the mountain's summit.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There was no safety net on that mountain trail, no script for what happened.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • For decades, mountain trails were built for a narrow group of athletes.
    Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
  • That post was across a mountain range and about 75 miles from our cabin.
    Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024

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