Sentence examples for crest high from inspiring English sources

Our route took us along a crest high above the fallen face, on a trail more commonly traveled by October leaf peepers.

The nostrils in the phytosaurs were set on a crest high on the skull in front of the eyes; this adaptation allowed them to float just underneath the water's surface, with only the nostrils protruding above it.

Later, researchers at the University of North Dakota determined that although more than 90% of residents knew about the option of purchasing flood insurance, only a small percentage purchased it since they believed the National Weather Service had projected that the river would not crest high enough to warrant a flood.

Rivers are rising across North and South Carolina, with several expected to crest higher than they did two years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, leaving standing floodwater in some rural communities for weeks.

The rainfall also caused rivers to crest higher than normal, including the Killian River which peaked at 5.7 feet (1.7 m).

With levels of anti-Americanism cresting high, those embraced by the West are spurned.

If the 65-year-old prevails, it will be because there is a blue wave that crests high enough.

The black mass of hills at night was like a rolling sea and after cresting High Raise we dived into it, dropping 200m in altitude until the light of our head torches picked out some flat, dry ground on the lee side of the aptly named Rest Dodd.

Ultimately there was no reported storm surge in Texas, although the waves crested high along the beaches.

But on this day, the sea is in charge, a monstrous wave commanding the foreground, cresting high above the horizon, dwarfing majestic Mt. Fuji now a bump in the fluid scene.

The waves were cresting higher now, churning and crashing as they rolled in.