How to Use the wilds in a Sentence
the wilds
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Unfortunately, a few days after Peaches was released back into the wilds of Tampa Bay, the tracking device failed.
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Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Then, in September 1867, while setting traps in the wilds of the Sinnemahoning Valley, a hunter heard the unmistakable bugle of a bull elk.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The decor with sheepskin rugs and arm lamps for reading lights is neither flashy nor overtly quirky, but simple and homey, as if it were designed by a tasteful Scandinavian grandmother who relocated to the wilds of Patagonia.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Leaving the wilds of Alaska Whitehorse is about 120 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in the deep, forested valley that runs along the Yukon River.
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Shaun Goodwin
june 10,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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Breckenridge Like Aspen, Breckenridge has become a household name and a top destination for visitors looking to experience the wilds of the Colorado mountains.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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