How to Use rainforest in a Sentence

rainforest

noun
  • When there's a green rainforest around you?
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Or climbing to the top of the rainforest canopy by rope.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Now, at least one region’s rainforests have reached a tipping point.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • There are 40 miles of beaches and one of the last coastal rainforests in Vietnam.
    AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
  • Workers erected a stage in the middle of the rainforest.
    John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026
  • And at the time, the canopy of rainforest was sort of considered a, a real unknown area.
    Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The hotel also offers rainforest tours through the park and lends out bikes to those who want to venture out on their own.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • From tall peaks and beachside cliffs to fishing villages and rainforests, many scenic drives around the world qualified.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • Coastal sea breezes as well as jungle and rainforests keep you cool even in the hottest summer months while winters can be cool but never very cold.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The first phase of the project also requires felling 50 square miles of pristine rainforest.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The land is scarce, and the fight to preserve what remains is as evergreen as the rainforest itself.
    Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Further afield, there are cycling tours through local villages, treks through rainforests, even cable car rides.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • More than a third of that loss was old-growth rainforests which hold vast carbon stocks and are crucial for limiting climate change.
    ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The story starts in the Amazon rainforest.
    Jeff Guo, NPR, 22 May 2026
  • Their guide has spotted some edible rainforest ants.
    John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
  • These lightweight hiking pants held up like a champ across several rainforest hikes during my stay.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
  • The once-damp rainforest canopy could shift to a dry savanna for at least several centuries.
    Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
  • It’s surrounded by thick rainforest, backed by rolling hills, and angled just enough to catch glimpses of the ocean in the distance.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This rich ecosystem of rainforests, floodplains, and mangrove swamps is home to 10 primate species.
    Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Sean Penn is here, looking like the defiant last tree standing in a rainforest.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Theonila Roka Matbob was born in what should have been a lush rainforest.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Spathiphyllum, or peace lily, is an evergreen tropical plant found on the forest floor of rainforests.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • They’re found all over the world and in all manner of places, from rainforests and deserts to (much to our displeasure) human homes and bodies.
    Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
  • Around three-quarters of the falls can be viewed from Zimbabwe’s rainforest paths and viewpoints.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • The spa—tucked in the rainforest—has tree house treatment rooms and signature therapies.
    Nneka M. Okona, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
  • But many houseplants hail from steamy rainforests where humidity levels are always high.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2025
  • This isn’t a theme park simulation—Fairchild’s two-acre rainforest is the real deal.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Belize is more popular than ever as travelers set their sights on its reefs, rainforests and rich culture.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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