How to Use upland in a Sentence

upland

noun
  • Mixed oak woods, pine and birch, upland rowan.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • As for snow, the biggest threat would be inland – and upland.
    — Anthony R. Wood, Philly.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • This younger and more modern crowd is breaking the stigma of upland hunting.
    — Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Any one of these 10 guns would be a faithful companion in the uplands.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The bird is the most underharvested upland species in the state.
    — Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The remainder of the land, called the uplands, is the city's and includes the school's buildings.
    — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 27 June 2017
  • Proceeding north, the land rises from coastal uplands to gentle foothills.
    — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2018
  • Most upland hunters use pointing dogs to find woodcock before flushing them and taking a shot.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The country’s upland areas are covered by a patchwork of teams made up of locals from all walks of life.
    — Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
  • In the uplands, lidar images revealed the long outlines of terraces and low field walls.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2018
  • But climate change and the current landscape, with growing farms in the area, have meant the rabbit can no longer flee upland.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
  • Students hike along trails and view animals as well as local beach, mudflat and upland habitats.
    — Karen Pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Hopefully, to the sunlit uplands where a thousand flowers bloom amid blue-sky thinking.
    — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
  • New law affect the use of cellular trail cameras, drones, and thermals for hunting big game and upland birds for part of the year.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There is an isolated upland area south of the wetland complex that would be accessed by two wooden boardwalks.
    — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Coral barrier reefs protect beaches and uplands.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The driftwood trees help to blunt the effects of hurricanes—and, thus, slow down erosion—on the remaining woods and uplands.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The blockchain pointed the way to the sunlit uplands of a genuinely decentralized world.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, WIRED, 18 June 2018
  • Alders and maples shade the trail’s lake side and towering cedars shade the uplands, their cooling complemented by a light breeze off the water.
    — Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 2 Aug. 2017
  • The crews were targeting about a dozen trees in the uplands, including towering camphors.
    — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Craig Muir discovered the 10-foot tall structure in the muddy area of his hike among the Powys uplands.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Pawpaws in the wild The pawpaw tree loves rich, moist soils in lowland woods, but the trees can move to the uplands if the area is heavily browsed by deer.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Plants grow naturally in a wide range of habitats, from moist coastal plains, wetlands, and stream banks to drier sand dunes, hillsides, and upland forests.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The hood and shoulders are reinforced with durable, water-repelling fabric, which comes in handy for late-season upland or rabbit hunts.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 18 Nov. 2020
  • And during the fall, these small, fragile birds make an incredible journey south, stopping along the way to briefly grace your favorite upland haunts.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The uplands surrounding wetlands often have good stands of grass, while cattails on the edges of the water provide cover all season long.
    — Jarrod Spilger, Field & Stream, 23 Dec. 2019
  • For centuries Iceland’s sæluhús, or houses of joy, have offered rough refuge to travelers crossing the uplands.
    — Karin Altenberg, WSJ, 5 July 2019

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