How to Use grassland in a Sentence

grassland

noun
  • Where there was once wide, open grassland now sits a forest of trees.
    — Michaela Chesin, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2020
  • This is the dry side of the island with sere grasslands and free-range goats.
    — Ken Van Vechten, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Fine-scale maps of the world’s forests, grasslands, wetlands and crops.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 3 May 2024
  • Opting for the return of the grassland might not be a bad idea.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022
  • These bears live in a variety of dry and moist forests and in some tall grasslands.
    — Fox News, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Wildlife abound in these rugged forests and grasslands south of the Texas border.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The air taxi drops us off in a sprawling tidal grassland to the south of Chenik.
    — Acacia Johnson, National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Its vast grasslands, the pampas, have rich soils and good rainfall.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • As much as 10% of global forests and grasslands may have burned at this time.
    — Christopher R. Moore, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Since then, the lake area has become a mix of grassland, wetlands, ponds and woods.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Far off in the west, the grasslands tipped into empty reaches of sky.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2019
  • Birds thrive in grasslands, deserts, mountains, forests, tundra and along the oceans’ coasts.
    — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The species is also found in open grassland, including in a small range.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The grassland steppes stretch away to the horizon in the far south of Kazakhstan.
    — National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The fires went from the flammable grasslands onto the houses and buildings.
    — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • There were woodlands, grasslands and ponds for ducks and geese and other birds to enjoy.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The study village, whose name was not revealed, is a mix of pine forest and grasslands.
    — Bhanu Sridharan, Quartz India, 24 Dec. 2019
  • There were woodlands and grasslands, and ponds for ducks and geese and other birds to enjoy.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Woodlands and grasslands are quick to burn and can serve as home to a variety of wildlife species.
    — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
  • There is still plenty of grassland here, or veld, as South Africans call it.
    — David McKenzie, CNN, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Or to the nature of the peninsula, with its sand dunes, coastal forests, and grasslands.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2025
  • This is why grasslands are important.
    — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Prairie trillium is a woodland species, not a grassland species.
    — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The tribe tore down the building and removed the parking lot in favor of a grassland.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
  • His voice rose over the din of hundreds of sea gulls rising from the grassland across the river from our duck blind.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Next, a spur trail takes you to Grassy Bald, well-named for its broad expanse of grasslands.
    — Michael J. Bailey, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
  • The Cessna landed in the grassland area just south of the airport.
    — Ramona Sentinel, 10 June 2019
  • For each of the past two years, the state has burned some twenty thousand acres of forest, grasslands, and marsh.
    — M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
  • And part of the natural cycle of the grassland ecosystem is fire.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The land itself is a mix of open grassland and productive farmland.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026

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