How to Use landlocked in a Sentence
landlocked
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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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