How to Use topography in a Sentence
topography
noun-
The topography of the area may be a big part of the problem.
— Steve Smith, courant.com, 17 Feb. 2022 -
To know the topography of Paris is to know that the Seine runs right through the heart of the capital city.
— Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024 -
The size of the cell tower footprint on such alerts can vary by topography (the hills in the area).
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2021 -
There were also shots of us in the desert, and that kind of topography was in Breaking Bad.
— Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2023 -
Because of the topography of the site, Dylan and team used the natural contours of the land to guide the project.
— Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023 -
Zoom in for the delicate detail of the topography and the French camps.
— Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020 -
It’s one of the few parts of the island where there’s topography wrinkling the landscape.
— Brad Japhe, Forbes, 7 June 2021 -
The feed refreshes, and so does the entire topography of the web.
— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2021 -
The Greenfields enjoy the area’s topography, which includes parklands full of wildlife and a tidal creek that runs to the beach.
— Cecilie Rohwedder, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022 -
But by and large, the ancient topography is still there.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2022 -
Once a large dairy farm, Bluffview earned its name from its hilly topography.
— Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2021 -
Given the topography, Cundy will cancel trips if there's even a hint of rain in the narrow canyons of Zion.
— CBS News, 22 Aug. 2022 -
One of the best ways to explore its varied topography is by bus.
— Sarah Barrell, National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2020 -
One challenge is the area’s topography, which includes deep drainages and canyons that can act as funnels for the wind and flames.
— Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021 -
No one, at this time, had ever been in an airplane; no one had seen the Earth’s topography from high above.
— Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024 -
Cars, trains, and buses make the topography change at a speed the mind comprehends.
— Emma Copley Eisenberg, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2024 -
This jagged topography can melt faster than flatter parts of the ice shelf’s belly.
— WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023 -
The pool deck looks out on the undulant topography of Beverly Hills, with the steeple tops of pine trees etched in the distance.
— Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021 -
Wind gusts of 20 to 35 mph sweeping across the Southland in the afternoons and at night will further dry out the topography.
— Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2021 -
Rein can add still more variables like wind and topography, even roads and rivers that act as firebreaks.
— Matt Simon, Wired, 5 Nov. 2020 -
Mexico has some of the most diverse topography in the world.
— Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2022 -
The seafloor topography then moves the water along deep channels.
— Ula Chrobak, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2020 -
The people are so hospitable, the topography is so vast, and there’s such a unique, diverse culture.
— Alice Holtham, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021 -
The tunnels and the stunning topography were matched only by the people.
— Thomas Board, Contributor, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024 -
Adding to the challenges is the area’s topography, which includes deep drainages and canyons that can act as funnels for the wind and flames, officials said.
— Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021 -
This path is one of the few in the park that dips below the crater’s rim, traveling for 11 miles across a topography unlike anything else on the planet.
— Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2022 -
Use your mapping app to quickly check the topography around the gobbler.
— Jim Spencer, Outdoor Life, 4 May 2020 -
That fact, combined with the topography, makes the area ideal for such a project, officials said.
— Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023 -
This map bowed out the equator in an attempt to replicate the topography of a sphere and avoid stretching out areas far from the equator.
— Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022 -
And given the topography of the area, the league might have to take over the parking lot for a few weeks, essentially shutting down the park to visitors.
— Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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