These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'country.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2021 Norway figures to win a record 44 medals, with 30 of those coming from cross- country skiing and biathlon.ĭavid Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2021 Many come for superb skiing or other recreation like cross- country skiing, tobogganing and winter hiking, while others simply come to slow down and enjoy the quaint yet bon vivant lifestyle amongst spectacular scenic beauty. Four measly pence, and that’s only from raiding the change pocket on the drinks machine. The fund has raised the paltry sum of 00.04p (Those Who Must Be Obeyed didn’t let me keep last month’s 40 prize). 2021 But cross- country skiing is a pretty good time-and impossible in Miami.Īrthur C. The Campaign For Mangram To Get A Shiny New Desk is not doing as well as one would have hoped. 2021 Visitors can also go cross- country skiing, snowshoeing, tubing or take a sled dog ride. 2021 The organization was founded by Joe Walsh, a two-time Paralympian in cross- country skiing and former Managing Director of Paralympics for the United States Olympic Committee.
Jennifer Bradley Franklin, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2021 For those who favor flatter terrain, the club transforms its championship golf course into 10 miles of private, groomed trails for cross- country skiing. 2021 McKibben took up cross- country skiing and went on long hikes.Ĭal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Those events are alpine skiing, biathlon, cross- country skiing, para ice hockey, snowboard and wheelchair curling. 2021 In Japan, a swiftly graying country that has traditionally resisted immigration, the government allowed temporary workers to change employers and maintain their status.ī, 23 Nov. 2021 In 2020, scientists said a country could achieve herd immunity if roughly 60 percent of its population were immune.
2021 Unlike the United States, Canada's Thanksgiving celebrates giving thanks for what the Earth has provided rather than beginnings of a country.Ĭhris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2021 As the country’s supply chain fractured, causing shipping delays, areas that were already at the fringes of that system, like the reservation, felt even harsher impacts. 2021 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is a mainstay of basic cable-and a rallying cry for a country that is losing touch with itself.
Sammy Roth Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2021 Gasoline and diesel F-150s have ranked as the country’s best-selling motor vehicles for decades. 2021 An Islamist suicide bombing outside a school in Somalia's capital killed eight people and wounded 17, including 13 children, the latest in a string of deadly blasts this year in a country beset by political turmoil and drought. Recent Examples on the Web: Noun In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared a Thanksgiving Day on the last Thursday of November, looking to reconcile a country in the throes of the Civil War.Įditors, USA TODAY, 25 Nov.