Sentence examples for stood on the ridge from inspiring English sources
As he stood on the ridge, it also became clear to him why the south side was snowier than the north: this relatively modest crest of crumbling, lichen-covered rocks was still high enough to create a wind barrier that prevented the prevailing northerly winds from blowing the snow off the south side.
I stood on the ridge edge and peered over into the wide caldera formed during the volcano's last active period.
As I stood on the ridge of the roof, high on a hill overlooking Lynchburg, it hit me like the proverbial bolt of lightning.
He stood on the last summit ridge and blew his traditional Hora conch-shell trumpet to the wilds, signifying the teachings of Buddha and the summoning of nature's deities.
I have stood on the magnificent Aonach Eagach ridge and gazed down on Loch Achtriochtan.
All of these buildings would have stood on the crest of a ridge, and would have been especially prominent to travelers arriving from the south.
He stood on the wide-plank floor, craning his neck up at the roof, which is 29 feet at its ridge.
CAPILLA PEAK OBSERVATORY, N.M. — Mandy Weston stood on a ridge in the Manzano Mountains, 9,000 feet above sea level and about 4,000 feet above the Rio Grande Valley, grasping the talons of a juvenile northern harrier in her right hand.
Malthouse Farm had its own small-scale brickworks as well; Hilltop Farm was at the highest point in the area, 315 feet above sea level; and Hogs Hill Farm, named after the herds of pigs farmed there, stood on a ridge east of the Brighton Road.
He stood on a ridge looking at the Palestinian town of Tzurif across the valley, an M-16 across his shoulder.
He stood on a ridge only about 3,600 feet from an Al Qaeda camp.
