Moors example sentences

Related (9): heathlands, marshes, boglands, wetlands, fenlands, tundra, steppes, savannahs, prairies

Moor

noun

Moors (plural noun)

  - a member of a northwestern African Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent. In the 8th century they conquered the Iberian peninsula, but were finally driven out of their last stronghold in Granada at the end of the 15th century:

moor

noun

moors (plural noun)

  - a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath:

  - a tract of open land preserved for shooting:

  - a fen.

moor

verb

moors (third person present)

  - make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor:

  - (of a boat) be made fast by mooring:

Synonyms

upland, moorland, heath, plateau, fell, wold, secure, fasten, anchor, berth, dock, lash, hitch

"Moors" Example Sentences


1. The mist hung heavily over the moors.
2. They walked across the bleak moors.
3. The heather blossoms dotted the moors.
4. The moors stretched as far as the eye could see.
5. The howling of wolves could be heard across the moors at night.
6. The moors were a lonely and desolate place.
7. They roamed the craggy landscape of the moors.
8. Rabbits darted in and out of cover in the gorse on the moors.
9. The moors were blanketed with a fresh layer of snow.
10. The rugged terrain of the moors made travel difficult.
11. The moors were a haunting and mysterious place.
12. Grouse scuttled across the soft ground of the moors.
13. They picnicked on a hilltop overlooking the vast moors.
14. The villages nestled in the lee of the hills at the edge of the moors.
15. The medieval church stood stark against the background of the moors.
16. Life on the isolated moors held a simple beauty.
17. They explored the cave systems beneath the moors.
18. The shepherd tended his flock grazing on the moors.
19. The paths winding through the gorse offered shelter from the elements on the moors.
20. The moors seemed to go on forever.
21. Stories of ghosts and goblins abounded on the moors.
22. The moors offered a solace from the busyness of city life.
23. The peat bogs dotted the flat expanse of the moors.
24. The moors provided a playground for their childhood adventures.
25. The ruins of an ancient castle decayed silently on the moors.
26. The moors were a place of escape and refuge.
27. The wild ponies grazed contentedly on the heather of the moors.
28. The moors held a lonely and stern beauty.
29. They rode their ponies across the undulating landscape of the moors.
30. Fog rose slowly from the ground on cold mornings in the moors.
31. The streams meandered gently across the soft terrain of the moors.
32. The moors were always changing with the weather and seasons.
33. The moors had sheltered them from the outside world as children.
34. Flocks of birds wheeled and circled in the sky above the moors.
35. The moors were a place of myth and legend.
36. Smoke gently rose from the chimneys of the cottages on the edge of the moors.
37. Honeybees buzzed among the wildflowers that dotted the moors.
38. The rugged moors had shaped them and made them who they were.
39. Roads were few and far between on the vast expanse of the moors.
40. Windswept trees bent at odd angles across the landscape of the moors.
41. The moors cradled centuries of history within their vastness.
42. The coarse grass and gorse had adapted to survive the harsh conditions on the moors.
43. Hikers enjoyed traversing the endless hills and dales of the moors.
44. The moors offered both challenge and comfort.
45. The vast open skies of the moors seemed limitless.
46. The moors felt timeless and untouched.
47. Torrential rain turned the peat bogs into treacherous quagmires on the moors.
48. The moors stirred something deep within their souls.
49. Clouds scudded across the sky above the bare landscapes of the moors.
50. The call of curlews filled the air on still afternoons on the moors.

Common Phases


1. The moors stretched for miles across the countryside.
2. She loved hiking across the moors on sunny days.
3. The mist rose from the wet moors on cold mornings.
4. He explored the lonely moors on the back of his horse.
5. The moors ran alongside the entire length of the town.
6. The moors provided a peaceful setting for his paintings.
7. Moorlands lie to the south and north of the little town.
8. We are headed into the misty desolate moors this Sunday.
9. Moorlands cover large areas of the southwest region.
10. The moors were inhabited by gypsies and travellers.
11. The dialect in the region was created by moor dwellers.
12. The moors resonated with his longing and loneliness.
13. Heather grew in abundance across the peaty moors.
14. The moors called to him, inviting him to wander.
15. She walked along the pebbly path through the moors.
16. The moors were home to a variety of wildlife.
17. The moors underwent changes with the different seasons.
18. The golden gorse bloomed brightly on the moors.
19. Moor cottages dotted the landscape nestled in the hills.
20. Puffy white clouds floated above the green moors.
21. Mists often rolled across the exposed moors at dawn.
22. The moors became his place of contemplation and thought.
23. The moorland landscape inspired him with new ideas.
24. Hiking across the moors toughened his body and mind.
25. The moors awoke in him a sense of peace and belonging.
26. The moors were still and silent save for the larks singing.
27. The moors offered him the solace he desperately needed.
28. Moorland ponies grazed peacefully on the hillsides.
29. The stars shone brightly above the dark moors.
30. The moors had a magical quality that touched his soul.
31. The moors seemed endless and timeless to him.
32. The openness of the moors gave him space to think.
33. Moorland farmhouses were few and far between.
34. Moorland breeds of sheep grazed the grasses.
35. Clumps of bilberry bushes dotted the moors.
36. Nothing moved on the moors except the wind.
37. The moors wrapped themselves around him like a blanket.
38. The menacing moors sucked him into its depths.
39. She hated the bleakness and emptiness of the moors.
40. The moors made him feel tiny and inconsequential.
41. The sounds of the moors soothed him like a lullaby.
42. The moors replaced the suffocating crowds of the city.
43. The sight of the moors lifted his spirits.
44. Moorlands dominated the character of the county.
45. The fog crept across the lonely moors at night.
46. He felt at peace and stillness when on the moors.
47. The moors fueled his imagination and dreams.
48. The furnace glow of summer lingered on the moors.
49. Moor frogs and adders lived beneath the heather.
50. Stone circles dotted the ancient landscapes of the moors.
51. Birds sang sweetly in the gorse bushes on the moors.
52. The moors appeared barren and hostile to strangers.
53. His spirit was nourished by walks across the moors.
54. The emptiness of the moors disturbed and unsettled her.
55. The pathways across the moors soon vanished into the mists.
56. Moor grasses swayed in the breeze on the hillsides.
57. The moors were teeming with fascinating plant and insect life.
58. Moorland birds filled the summer air with songs.
59. The track led up into the lonely heights of the moors.
60. Thick mists swirled around the lonely ruins on the moors.

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