hogbacks

Definition of hogbacksnext
plural of hogback

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • As Arizona yielded to New Mexico, the dirt seemed to get redder and the ridges rose to form buttes.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The area's geography of tall seaside cliffs and sharp mountain ridges can contribute to turbulent air and quick weather changes that pose hazards for aviation.
    JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The Na Pali Coast’s towering cliffs and sharp ridges create turbulent air currents and sudden weather changes that pose significant aviation hazards.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By night, enjoy the wavy shoreline and ochre limestone bluffs from your campsite.
    Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Another fence is causing trouble in Del Mar, where residents went to court a few years ago to stop the installation of a safety fence along the railroad tracks on the seaside bluffs.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Dan shone his flashlight in the crags of a rock wall, and the antennae of hundreds of spiny lobsters waved in its beam.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Her travels are usually inspired by mountain bike trails, classic crags, and whatever is happening in the sky.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The recent scars of Hezbollah's activities were all too visible.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The people who review the movies for the most part bear those same distinctive scars.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Hogbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogbacks. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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