Definition of “wilderness”

But the difference was, the barbarians could afford to lose an occasional battle, then just fade back into the wilderness.

Callahan took Magee from boxing's wilderness to make him one of the best fighters in the world.

Donald Buck, an 18-year-old root digger, was found after spending 27 days in the mosquito-infested wilderness of northwestern Manitoba.

He was not willing to leave them lying open in the wilderness for any eyes to see.

No sign of human life as the vehicle headed steadily east into a wilderness.

Rabbits should not risk their lives in wilderness areas during this period.

She paints a portrait of a manically driven man staring at the sky in an Arctic wilderness , engaging in the pioneering science of the day.

The overgrown nature of the plants is effective in conjuring up notions of wilderness in such a limited space, which is admirable.

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