How to Use nomadic in a Sentence

nomadic

adjective
  • The journey is one of the last vestiges of a nomadic past.
    Avedis Hadjian, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The horse world may be nomadic, but the party runs all year long in Ocala.
    Adam H. Graham, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
  • The Fulani people of West Africa are the world’s largest nomadic group.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 18 July 2023
  • For thousands of years, the Seri were nomadic, roaming in small groups along the coast.
    The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
  • But at the same time, that idea of being nomadic even within the city.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Grantham is about due a change of scenery, given the 55-year-old’s nomadic track record.
    Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The next extended phase of her life was far more nomadic.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The founders have all passed, but their nomadic spirits remain central to the brand’s DNA.
    Pia Velasco, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Every member of the Elliott nomadic clan does — even the ones who don't like to ski.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Lamb is roasted long and slow as the nomadic Naqab Bedouin have cooked it for centuries.
    The Economist, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Even the nomadic harfoots have their own distinct look.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 19 July 2022
  • If the Coyotes move, sense around the league is that Salt Lake may be as much of a contender as Houston as the next home for the nomadic desert dogs . . .
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
  • Which, in her already nomadic life, means going to even more places.
    Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 27 Apr. 2023
  • In turn, earth’s rootedness can make a nomadic fire sign feel trapped.
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 3 Feb. 2023
  • To heat their homes, nomadic families would burn coal, which of course pollutes the air.
    Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
  • This shift reflects the rise of remote work and nomadic living.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • But her songs all share that nomadic sense of wandering.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2023
  • In contrast, the nomadic horsemen and women lived a rugged life in a harsh landscape.
    National Geographic, 18 June 2020
  • The people who left the shell would have been nomadic, traveling the region in search of food and water sources.
    Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Hence this nomadic 35ml case, to take everywhere with you.
    Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Amid rising tension and paranoia, nomadic herders are no longer able to move with freedoms of the past.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 28 Feb. 2022
  • For me, this theme song perfectly sets the mood and tone of the show, giving it a kind of space Western, outlaw, nomadic feel.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 11 Dec. 2022
  • That feels like quite like a nomadic approach to existing within the world.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The Scythians were nomadic warriors, and many of their warriors were women . . .
    John Hodgman, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • The study team had first thought nomadic hunters moved between distant kites with the migrations of herds of gazelles and antelopes.
    Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
  • Michelle Yeoh will feature as Scían, the last of a nomadic tribe of sword-elves on a mission to retrieve a blade stolen from her people.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Dean says he was inspired by Free Solo to take on a nomadic lifestyle.
    Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Jenn Rice is a nomadic journalist who covers food and drink in the travel space.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The group then moved along one of the country’s main trunk roads to an area near Mauritania, where nomadic herders roam both sides of the border.
    Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Set it up permanently on your own slice of land or use it as a nomadic base camp while traveling.
    New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2025

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