Bad lands
a barren, severely eroded region in sw south dakota and nw nebraska.
historical examples
vesta was firm in her intention of giving up the ranch and leaving the bad lands as soon as she could sell the cattle.
the duke of chimney b-tte g. w. ogden
bad lands they were, for man or beast, and bad lands they remained.
roosevelt in the bad lands h. hagedorn.
suddenly, without a moment’s hesitation he turned into a side coulee, gained the bench, and headed straight for the bad lands.
prairie flowers james b. hendryx
the marquis loved the bad lands; there was no question about that.
roosevelt in the bad lands h. hagedorn.
doubtless we were new to his generation; for in the evening dusk we had drifted well into the bad lands.
the river and i john g. neihardt
behind all his activities in the bad lands loomed a grandiose purpose.
roosevelt in the bad lands h. hagedorn.
an’ when the pilgrim rides into the bad lands with the money—well, it’ll be my turn, then.
prairie flowers james b. hendryx
the first shot was aimed at the office of the bad lands cowboy.
roosevelt in the bad lands h. hagedorn.
as they came into the bad lands, he stood on the rear platform of his car, gazing wistfully over the forbidding-looking landscape.
roosevelt in the bad lands h. hagedorn.
their horses were gathering speed as they turned them toward the bad lands.
‘me-smith’ caroline lockhart
plural noun
a deeply eroded barren region of sw south dakota and nw nebraska
Read Also:
- Bad man
(sometimes initial capital letters) the devil. the bogeyman. contemporary examples murdoch fits clarendon’s description of cromwell, updated by david chandler to describe napoleon, as “a great, bad man.” the rupert i know conrad black december 16, 2008 “you are a prophet and you are the bad man,” he says of his skin color. ‘argo’ in […]
- Bad name
see: give a bad name contemporary examples no, you are going to ruin any chance you have and give us a bad name. the resurrection of kristen stewart marlow stern october 10, 2014 by contrast, george w. bush launched two disastrous wars, and in so doing gave gop bl-ster a bad name. romney response to […]
- Bad news travels fast
bad news travels fast people are quick to discuss the misfortunes of others. historical examples bad news travels fast, and to the german people, who had been kept in ignorance of reverses, the news came with stunning effect. the sequel george a. taylor “bad news travels fast,” said ballard, drawing a chair to the bedside. […]
- Bad patch
noun a period of poor luck examples their marriage has h-t a bad patch. historical examples giving up the bad patch as hopeless, i would go on and, after i had left it behind, discover the dynamite capable of blasting it. the life of the fly j. henri fabre it was just a bad patch, […]
- Bad place
midland and southern u.s. h-ll. contemporary examples the marriage was in a bad place, but we kept sort of bringing it back from the brink. suzy welch’s decision-making secrets tina brown april 15, 2009 manufacturing-related jobs that require a college education probably would not be a bad place to go. q&a: moody’s makes sense of […]