How to Use landlocked in a Sentence

landlocked

adjective
  • Once spanning from the coast to the Cascades, the 5th is now landlocked.
    oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The dream is to see the Oregon coast, 513 miles from their landlocked town.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
  • The landlocked country is one of the poorest nations in the world.
    Ciara Nugent, Time, 11 July 2019
  • At 1:57, Akanksha rang the bell at the office of a landlocked African nation.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
  • Part of the problem is that the landlocked country is home to eight of the world’s 14 tallest mountains.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • So how did the mermaid become the icon of a landlocked city 160 miles from the closest beach?
    Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The suicide rate varies quite a bit and seems highest in landlocked states.
    George Mathis, ajc, 3 May 2018
  • Drivers in landlocked and car-dependent Atlanta may be the first to feel the pinch at the pump.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2021
  • Reel Foods Fish Market has been a staple for seafood eaters in this landlocked city over the years.
    James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Beachly Know someone who’s landlocked, but dreams all day of the beach life?
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Out back, the landlocked estate boasts some of its best attributes.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Dreaming of a day at the beach while living in landlocked Colorado?
    Sarah Kuta, The Know, 1 Aug. 2019
  • One of the fastest-growing flags in the world is Mongolia, a landlocked country.
    Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
  • In the early part of the 20th century, the landlocked nation in the Horn of Africa was 35 percent forested.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 30 July 2019
  • Without it, the country shrivels to a landlocked rump state.
    New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The 2024 tour is also hitting the landlocked states of Vermont, Michigan and Iowa.
    The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Yes, outstanding seafood can be had in a landlocked state.
    Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The landlocked country shares a border with both Russia and Ukraine.
    Quartz, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The seals washed up on the coast of Russia’s republic of Dagestan, along the Caspian Sea, the largest landlocked body of water in the world.
    Josh Pennington, CNN, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The Villa Street cemetery, built in 1908, is landlocked and in the last phase of development.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022
  • But close to a third of the countries on the continent are landlocked; the same solutions won’t apply.
    Ciku Kimeria, Quartz, 21 June 2022
  • The only landlocked state besides Kentucky in the top 10 at-risk states was Arkansas, the study found.
    Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The low water levels in the lake have presented some challenges, mainly in the way of a landlocked dock.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2022
  • And a handful have moved to Tashkent, of all places, an ancient city deep in Central Asia, in landlocked Uzbekistan.
    Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • The attacks also came at the end of a tumultuous week for the landlocked, west African country of 19 million.
    Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Here’s a look at South Sudan, a landlocked country in east-central Africa.
    CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
  • More than 70 people have been infected with the virus in the landlocked nation of 1.8 million.
    Misha Savic, Bloomberg.com, 12 May 2020
  • In landlocked locales, the shorts suit has had shorter luck—not that fashion labels haven’t tried to force the issue.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 25 May 2021
  • Malawi, a landlocked southeast African nation of about 20 million people, is one of the world's poorest nations.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
  • Kansas City is profoundly landlocked, which presents a problem for those who love to swim in natural bodies of water.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2024

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