badland
noun
bad·land
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Definition of badland
: a region marked by intricate erosional sculpturing, scanty vegetation, and fantastically formed hills
—usually used in plural
Examples of badland in a Sentence
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Winnipeg is in the province of Manitoba (known for its northern polar bear population), not Alberta (known for badlands, glaciers and vast coniferous forests). — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, "Raiders rookie punter shanks his introduction to the Great White North," 22 Aug. 2019 In the badlands of North Dakota, a California college student found the 65-million-year-old fossil of a partial Triceratops skull among plant fossils from the Cretaceous period. — Fox News, "Massive 1,100-pound bone of ‘world’s biggest dinosaur’ found," 27 July 2019 Harrison Duran, a fifth-year biology student from the University of California, Merced, found the 65-million-year-old fossil in the badlands of North Dakota. — Vandana Ravikumar, USA TODAY, "California college student Harrison Duran has long been 'obsessed' with dinosaurs. He just found a real one," 25 July 2019 Harrison Duran, a fifth-year biology student at the University of California, Merced, uncovered the 65 million-year-old skull in the badlands of North Dakota. — Amanda Jackson, CNN, "College student unearths 65 million-year-old Triceratops skull," 24 July 2019 The surrounding Anza Borrego State Park is 600,000 acres of wilderness with badlands, canyons, washes and mountain peaks to explore. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Borrego Springs: Low-key oasis with small-town vibe, set in the Anza-Borrego Desert," 27 June 2019 Photos of its badlands and prairies enchanted me, and the story of Teddy Roosevelt's sojourn there following the deaths of his wife and mother on the same day intrigued me. — Beth J. Harpaz, chicagotribune.com, "Badlands and history in Theodore Roosevelt National Park," 5 July 2018 Set in the remote badlands of the Pontic-Caspian steppe in southern Ukraine, Volcano is a poetically surreal love letter to an untamed corner of the Wild East. — Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Volcano': Film Review | Karlovy Vary 2018," 13 July 2018 Patrolling the badlands in the middle, however, are groups of half-orcs, mounted on their giant war-hogs, including the Grey Bastards, the Orc Stains, the Tusked Tide, the Sons of Perdition. — Tom Shippey, WSJ, "Science Fiction: A New Novel Destined to Be a Classic," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'badland.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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