How to Use topography in a Sentence

topography

noun
  • And the topography of the state is flatter than a lot of places.
    — Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 11 July 2018
  • Even the glaciers bypassed it, which is why the topography is unique.
    — Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2017
  • Use topography to help tame high winds; look for low spots such as creek banks and gullies.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Once a large dairy farm, Bluffview earned its name from its hilly topography.
    — Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2021
  • One of the best ways to explore its varied topography is by bus.
    — Sarah Barrell, National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2020
  • This jagged topography can melt faster than flatter parts of the ice shelf’s belly.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The size of the cell tower footprint on such alerts can vary by topography (the hills in the area).
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Rein can add still more variables like wind and topography, even roads and rivers that act as firebreaks.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Fire will favor alignment with topography and make up hills runs.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the crew is seeing more topography from the moon’s western limb.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The topography and a promise of adventure, is as much of a draw as the wildlife.
    — Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Given the lack of trees or other sources of shade on the moon, the key factor here is topography.
    — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The seafloor topography then moves the water along deep channels.
    — Ula Chrobak, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Computers can forecast paths of flow from topography, but not speed or how wide the flow will be.
    — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 10 May 2018
  • Due to currents and the topography of the land, this beach gets an abnormal amount of trash build-up.
    — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Like any land mass, the Helheim Glacier has a topography all its own.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2018
  • The underpinnings of the topography might not be easy to build on.
    — Joanne Cleaver, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2019
  • He's lost in that stretch of topography—and amid the bustle of Khandwa.
    — Esquire, 25 Feb. 2017
  • Cars, trains, and buses make the topography change at a speed the mind comprehends.
    — Emma Copley Eisenberg, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The feed refreshes, and so does the entire topography of the web.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The site slopes to the south with a topography difference of about 10 feet.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 July 2018
  • Use your mapping app to quickly check the topography around the gobbler.
    — Jim Spencer, Outdoor Life, 4 May 2020
  • The topography has changed so much that the geologists need to redraw the map of this part of the coast.
    — Thomas Curwen, latimes.com, 26 May 2017
  • Puakea might appear as just another course on the edge of town with all the topography of a pancake.
    — Ken Van Vechten, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Those who make the journey enjoy a serious treat of topography, with a host of ways to soak up the view.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
  • One challenge is the area’s topography, which includes deep drainages and canyons that can act as funnels for the wind and flames.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021
  • No one, at this time, had ever been in an airplane; no one had seen the Earth’s topography from high above.
    — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024
  • The price tag per mile hinges on multiple factors such as land values and topography.
    — Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But these systems require specific topography, a lot of land, and can take up to a decade to build.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Zoom in for the delicate detail of the topography and the French camps.
    — Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020

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