How to Use continental U.S. in a Sentence
continental U.S.
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Now, the plants are available in the continental U.S. for $29 a pot.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2024
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All states in the continental U.S. have warmed, as have Hawaii and Alaska.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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While nine of the top 10 destinations are in the continental U.S., one spot in Hawai'i ranks fifth.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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Broward has less coral bleaching Florida’s coral reef, the only one in the continental U.S., has been in a steady decline for years.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
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Now dozens of missile silos, which can hold the continental U.S. at risk, dot the ground in a pattern visible from space.
—Kyle Balzer, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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In all other states in the continental U.S., viewers will be treated to a partial solar eclipse, with the moon obscuring only part of the sun in the sky.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
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Fall is getting warmer across the continental U.S., a new analysis finds.
—Kavya Beheraj, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
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The lowest gas tax in the continental U.S. is Mississippi at just 18 cents per gallon.
—Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
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The hotel not only takes the title for the No. 1 resort in the continental U.S., but it was also voted the best resort in California.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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These days, the third-longest river in the continental U.S. is essentially two rivers.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
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This year, people across the continental U.S. will have a chance to bask in a rare sight, one that connects humans across generations and millennia.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
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As the southernmost point in the continental U.S., Key West is a perfect destination for travelers in search of winter sun.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
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There are more than 200 types of mosquitoes living in the continental U.S. and its territories according to Orkin.
—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
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Although the subscription is on the higher end of the price range (and only offers free shipping on orders over $95 within the continental U.S.), the customization Bespoke Post offers is unmatched.
—Amanda Prahl, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
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This jumps out in the graph [above], which simulates total continental U.S. heat and power generation over four days in January 2055.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2017
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The warm and above-average temperatures in the weather forecast across the continental U.S. for Christmas week of 2024 are expected to keep any precipitation that falls as rain, not snow, for many parts of the country.
—Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration shot down a Chinese spy balloon that traversed the continental U.S. earlier this year.
—Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
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The occultation will be visible over the entire continental U.S., as well as northwestern Africa.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025
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This phenomenon has caused a southward shift in the jet stream, allowing Arctic air to surge deep into the continental U.S., according to federal researchers.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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On each card anniversary after that, cardholders receive $100 off one companion flight per year between Hawaii and the continental U.S. in economy.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
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Five hurricanes made landfall in the continental U.S., tying several years for the second most in history, according to a review Klotzbach published.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
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The aurora will extend from the poles toward the equator in periods of intense space weather activity, and it has been known in the past to reach as far as the continental U.S. when the activity is particularly extreme.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 May 2024
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The hearing is taking place there because of Assange’s opposition to traveling to the continental U.S. and the court’s proximity to Australia, prosecutors said.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2024
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Infectious disease experts say that most local cases in the continental U.S. likely occur when a mosquito that has bitten an infected recent traveler then passes the disease to someone else.
—Alice Park, TIME, 15 July 2024
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The Northern Lights may be seen this week in the continental U.S. after space weather forecasters predicted favorable geomagnetic storm conditions.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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