How can the word 'prairie' be used in a sentence?

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Prairie Sentence Examples This increase was almost wholly in the prairie parishes. Farther west two narrow belts of timber, consisting mostly of stunted post oak and black jack, and known as the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers, cross the prairies southward from the Red river, and a low growth of mesquite, other shrubs and vines are common in the eastern half of the Prairie Plains. read more

They lived in a little sod house on the prairie. (“In” could also be substituted for “on”) Wild bison feed on prairie grass. The swaying of the long grass in the prairie is mesmerizing. read more

I enjoyed the pastoral atmosphere of the prairie. Prairie homesteaders faced many challenges in the settling of the American West. read more

Farther west two narrow belts of timber, consisting mostly of stunted post oak and black jack, and known as the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers, cross the prairies southward from the Red river, and a low growth of mesquite, other shrubs and vines are common in the eastern half of the Prairie Plains. read more