How to Use alpine in a Sentence
alpine
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The alpine coaster inched toward the top of the course, a cable pulling us upward.
— Joshua Berman, The Know, 14 Sep. 2019 -
There is no real template for an encounter, in the high alpine, with the frozen corpses of a father, husband, and friend.
— Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2020 -
But the pain is relatively short-lived and the payoff big: two beautiful alpine lakes.
— Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2019 -
The biking routes through the mountains echo alpine climbs like those on the Tour de France and throughout Europe.
— Erika Mailman, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2019 -
Labradors retrieving and English setters coursing the alpine are our poetry.
— Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2020 -
Enthusiasm for natural wine extends even to the alpine reaches of the Auvergne.
— Stephen Heyman, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2019 -
Interspersed around a couple icy ponds, a handful of futuristic-looking tents stood equipped with everything from down sleeping bags to alpine boots.
— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Takahashi trudged through fresh snow during a three-hour hike to Emerald Lake last week, passing other alpine lakes surrounded by towering peaks.
— Brady McCombs and James Anderson, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2020 -
Rosqvist directs a field station operating since the 1940s in the Swedish alpine region measuring glaciers and changes in snow and ice.
— David Keyton, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2019 -
Whether gravel, pavement or singletrack, a single weekend night or a multi-week expedition, high alpine or low desert canyon, there’s a bikepacking route for everyone.
— Ryan Wichelns, The Know, 7 Oct. 2019 -
That’s because Wandi, a little ball of fluff found completely alone in rural Australia, turns out to be a purebred Australian alpine dingo.
— Nina Kravinsky, Smithsonian, 5 Nov. 2019 -
Depending on what’s available: 1) Do another sport like swimming, basketball, Nordic skiing, or alpine skiing.
— Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2020 -
They’re found deep in the ocean and high atop alpine peaks.
— Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2022 -
The past and present of the alpine sports are both working against that goal.
— Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2022 -
Some take it up a notch, and head to the large slope, for alpine skiing.
— Serena Coady, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023 -
Where the largest alpine lake and the Biggest Little City in the World meet.
— Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2021 -
Miss hitting the slopes or that alpine lake in your kayak?
— Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2020 -
Shiffrin plans to ski in the team event at the final alpine race in Beijing.
— Analis Bailey, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022 -
Climate change could force the alpine chough to new heights in the coming years.
— Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024 -
And then the iPhone 13 Pro will be in an alpine green finish, which is a lighter green.
— Editors, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2022 -
In the high plateau of Tibet, there is a plant that grows in high alpine meadows.
— Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2022 -
This year, 56 campers arrived in Utah’s alpine for the weeklong camp.
— Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2022 -
But the grim-faced cousin of alpine skiing is poised to break out this winter.
— Darrell Hartman, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2020 -
The nordic and alpine ski teams will be able to compete this season, UAA said.
— Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2020 -
In addition to the six guest suites, there are cabins for alpine guides.
— Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 June 2023 -
Weeks after flames ripped through this alpine forest, a smoky odor still lingers in the air.
— Ian James, AZCentral.com, 1 Jan. 2021 -
Shiffrin entered these Games with three Olympic medals at home, and as the best hope of any alpine skier in the world to win more.
— Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 -
Scenic pullouts line the road, which tops out amid windswept alpine tundra.
— Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2022 -
Want to whip up pancakes in the mountains — or grill burgers by an alpine lake?
— Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022 -
In 2022, the duo made an ascent of Denali’s legendary Cassin Ridge, one of the most famous alpine routes in the world.
— Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
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