: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
Examples of dune in a Sentence
We wandered over the dunes.
Recent Examples on the Web
Go for a hike along the dunes, fly a kite on the beach, enjoy horseback riding, or check out the historic 1933 World's Fair Century of Progress Homes.
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Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
The nature restoration project at a park in Knokke-Heist planned to remove some weeds and restore some dunes, the Municipality of Knokke-Heist said in an April 3 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Most of them had been built in the thirties, which was not long after the area had been known as the Outside Lands—desolate and windswept, just scattered people growing vegetables in the shifting dunes.
—Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
For toddlers, deserts are basically giant sandboxes, and one of my happiest moments was watching Julian coast down the dunes on his tuchus.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
Covered in dark, ridged dunes and craters, the world is wrapped in a golden atmosphere and thought to contain a liquid ocean beneath its icy surface.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Or just plant yourself among the dunes and nap to the sound of the waves lapping.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Walking across the dunes to the beach at Kingsteps.
—Sarah Wood, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024
But the sacrificial dunes did their job, claimed nonprofit Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
The nature restoration project at a park in Knokke-Heist planned to remove some weeds and restore some dunes, the Municipality of Knokke-Heist said in an April 3 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Most of them had been built in the thirties, which was not long after the area had been known as the Outside Lands—desolate and windswept, just scattered people growing vegetables in the shifting dunes.
—Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
For toddlers, deserts are basically giant sandboxes, and one of my happiest moments was watching Julian coast down the dunes on his tuchus.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
Covered in dark, ridged dunes and craters, the world is wrapped in a golden atmosphere and thought to contain a liquid ocean beneath its icy surface.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Or just plant yourself among the dunes and nap to the sound of the waves lapping.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Walking across the dunes to the beach at Kingsteps.
—Sarah Wood, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024
But the sacrificial dunes did their job, claimed nonprofit Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
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dune
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: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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