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Recent Examples of promontoryClimb 5 miles up the rocky promontory of Oyster Dome for stunning views, then see the bivalves being farmed— and enjoy a few—at Taylor Shellfish Farm.—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025 The medieval Bodrum Castle has stood rock-solid on a promontory for over 600 years and is one of the last fortresses built in Turkey by the Crusaders.—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025 The glamorous guest profile hasn’t changed much since the hotel was founded on a rocky promontory of Tuscany’s Argentario coast by Michael Graham, a British Royal Air Force pilot, and Patsy Daszel, an American socialite, in the 1960s.—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 June 2025 On the edge of a promontory in Elk, California, the architecturally stunning, four-bedroom, wood-and-glass home spans 4,240 square feet.—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for promontory
The mud can be thigh-deep or worse; the scrambles up and over vertical headlands, sometimes assisted by a greasy rope, are exhausting and sometimes terrifying.
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Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
10 Sep. 2025
The headlands are one of three places where the endangered mouse can be found.
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