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
  • 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
  • But her songs all share that nomadic sense of wandering.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Yeoh plays the deadly Scian, the last member of a nomadic tribe of sword-elves on a mission to retrieve a blade stolen from her people.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Lehane added that the nomadic lifestyle trend, which has been around long before the start of the pandemic, has picked up in recent months.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021
  • This is key in a country where nomadic herders would have to drive hours to accomplish simple tasks.
    Sanya Mansoor, Time, 11 May 2022
  • Dunedin is following the lead of its nomadic parent team.
    Mark Didtler, ajc, 5 May 2021
  • But Marzieh’s grandfather, Seyed, who was said to be more than 100 years old, was confident in the longevity of the nomadic life.
    Emily Garthwaite; Text By Arik Gabbai, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 May 2021
  • Partially filmed near Eloy, Arizona, the movie captures the stark beauty of the desert, a fitting backdrop for the gritty tale of love and survival among a nomadic vampire gang.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Many come from nomadic communities themselves and understand the unique challenges faced by the region’s shepherds.
    Adil Amin Akhoon, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2024

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