How to Use dune in a Sentence

dune

noun
Definition of dunenext
Synonyms for dunenext
  • We wandered over the dunes.
  • On the bare dune, the waves rolled up the face of the dune and then back down.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 15 June 2023
  • On the other side of a steep, sandy dune, the ocean roared.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Or just plant yourself among the dunes and nap to the sound of the waves lapping.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, on the dunes, the sun rose and colored the mountains.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Your hosts will take you out in the dune buggies early in the evening.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The dune and beach southeast of the dam, known as Rick's Beach, will be open to the public.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Thanks to the line of traps, the dune survived the assault of Dorian.
    — Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022
  • Large waves, high winds, and the water lines is into the dunes.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Any sandy desert, like the dunes at San Luis Obispo, is a dream as well.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • It’s one of several state parks in the area and home to three rare coastal dune lakes.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2021
  • On the way back, Almazrouei parks the buggy on a dune above the Liwa Nights camp.
    — Barry Neild, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The dunes aren’t as tall as those at Great Sand Dunes, but some are high enough to give kids a thrill.
    — Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Great Sand Dunes allows dogs to hike to the top of the highest dune on the first ridge of the park, then cool off in Medano Creek.
    — Emily Pennington, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2021
  • There the dunes and plants would protect the nests of the snowy plover and other bird species from people and dogs.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Those dunes can be as high as 600 feet, well above the average.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The house was called Grey Gardens because of the color of the dunes, the cement garden walls, and the sea mist.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
  • Teenagers hurtled down the dune while their friends took pictures.
    — Johannes Lichtman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2021
  • The boulders are being placed at the edge of the water and along what’s left of the dune protecting the pavilion.
    — Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2021
  • The piece’s three curved steel beams were supposed to represent the landscape of a desert and dunes.
    — Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Inhaling the smell of salt and damp, Maxine McLeod Miller began to stroll along the dune.
    — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2022
  • This fanny pack comes in 12 stylish colors, from onyx to camel, dune, dark moss, heather gray, and storm.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The soothing views of the dunes and soft Frette linens might convince you that even rainy days spent on the Long Island coast are worth the drive.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 13 May 2023
  • The track of a push broom on the floor has shaped a tiny dune of shattered glass mottled with flakes of lead paint and bird droppings.
    — Stuart Dybek, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The hole, which is built atop a natural sand dune with a tee shot that travels over marsh, is the shortest par-4 on the course.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 19 May 2021
  • The man had suffered a neck and back injury after falling off a dune.
    — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The narrow street called The Strand could be moved back into the park to make room for dunes and recreational pockets.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • It's only been spotted nine times in the state, either in dry prairies or in dunes along Lake Michigan.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
  • Cresting the dune, Lanctot saw a circle of people about 400 yards south.
    — New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Most of the off-road action happens around a palatial, 300-foot-tall dune called Oldsmobile Hill.
    — Outside Online, 16 June 2021

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