How to Use butte in a Sentence

butte

noun

• Nestled within the dusty buttes of Papago Park, the Phoenix Zoo offers visitors a glimpse into a colorful menagerie.
  — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
• In 1999, a fire slipped over that same ridge and burned the butte for days.
  — Tessa Love, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2019
• The trail levels out, then curves around the backside of the butte and returns to the trailhead.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021
• Cerro Batoví in Uruguay, a butte capped with the Parana flood basalt.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2014
• In the shadow of two buttes, Alex Cobb’s four-month odyssey came full circle.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
• The fox apparently has a den in a butte near the stadium and comes over all the time to snack.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2021
• The restaurant scene up on the butte, as it's known amongst locals, has developed over the years.
  — Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2021
• The group from the MRF is fanned out along the network of gullies and buttes within shouting distance of Lyson.
  — Mike Sager, Smithsonian, 13 Sep. 2017
• The road back down to street level curls around the back of the butte in a series of steep straights, fast turns and road imperfections.
  — William Roberson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• Old said most people who visit the butte simply drive to the top for the expansive views.
  — Eric Barker, The Seattle Times, 10 June 2018
• This beautiful Roman Catholic church is perched on the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2021
• The trail from there leads around and up Quincy Bluff, the natural area's namesake two-mile-long butte.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2017
• Palm trees and cactuses stipple the town, and reddish buttes rise in the distance.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 June 2023
• The camera can’t capture the stunning vastness of the expanse, and the sky is too bright, which makes the vibrant golden tones of the mesas and buttes look blue.
  — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 11 July 2019
• It is named for twin buttes that jut above the landscape and is full of ancient cliff dwellings and tribal artifacts.
  — Laura Parker, National Geographic, 18 Aug. 2017
• On the second half of the hike, the pastures widen to expose lovely views of mountaintops above and towns, buttes and hills far below.
  — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 13 July 2018
• In a remote corner of southern Utah, twin buttes tower over a rugged landscape of rolling foothills and jagged red rock.
  — Orrin G. Hatch, The Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2017
• But the one discovered by Saildrone more closely resembles a butte like those found in the deserts of the Southwest.
  — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• There’s a strong sentiment among many of the ranchers that the buttes’ tranquil splendor would be lost if the state started letting in the public.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
• Sedona is known for its famous red rock buttes, and the sun’s setting rays make the vibrant colors of the landscape glow against the deepening blue of the desert sky.
  — Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2023
• The monument is named for the twin buttes that jut above a horizon of red-rock formations, with both high mountain peaks and sandstone canyons.
  — National Geographic, 26 Apr. 2017
• Low-angle autumn light glanced off buttes alongside Route 2.
  — Porter Fox, Outside Online, 1 June 2018
• David Benscoter located the trees growing near a butte in the rolling hills of the vast Palouse agricultural area.
  — idahostatesman, 7 Mar. 2018
• The comedy isn’t as gonzo but the essence of McGuane-ism is very much here: dry wit, wry confusion and prose as chiseled and striking as a Rocky Mountain butte.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2018
• Its gorgeous canyons are filled with prehistoric buttes (narrow, flat-top hills) and sandstone spires.
  — Kristi Valentini, Redbook, 14 Dec. 2017
• The couple pursued the property with the idea of preserving the expanse of native Palouse prairie that wraps around three sides of the butte and abuts Washington State Parks land.
  — Eric Barker, The Seattle Times, 10 June 2018
• The red rock buttes here are said to house mysterious cosmic forces that are conducive to healing and self-exploration.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
• The Cerro Yapacana, a sandstone butte reaching 4,415 feet above sea level in Venezuela’s corner of the Amazon rainforest, is home to wildlife that can be found nowhere else in the world.
  — Janice Kai Chen, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
• Digging into a towering stack of pancakes at Casa Sedona Inn is the perfect way to load up on carbs before traversing the red-rock buttes on foot.
  — Macy Sirmans, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2020
• Tour operator Papillon offers trips from Page that soar over the lake before landing atop the butte with its 360-degree views.
  — Jay Jones, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024