Collocations for "wilderness"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wilderness" in context.
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wilderness
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- (the) [barren, vast, protected, uninhabited] wilderness
- saw [deer, a bear, foxes] in the wilderness
- [ventured, headed] out into the wilderness
- [surviving, living] in the wilderness
- [roaming, running, wandering] (around) in the wilderness
- the [land, area] is protected wilderness
- the wilderness stretched [beyond, farther than]
- has become a wilderness of [shrubs, weeds]
- figurative: led the [party, team, organization] out of the wilderness
- figurative: came in from the [political, show business] wilderness
- idiom: a voice (crying) in the wilderness
- a (protected) wilderness [area, region]
- [their, the] wilderness [years, period]
- on a wilderness reserve
'wilderness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):