no-man's land
Example Sentences
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The capybaras’ stretch of the Pinheiros River is a former no-man’s land; geographically, it’s in the center of the city, and yet isolated, sandwiched between an expressway’s northbound and southbound lanes.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
He was among those deported by Israel to no-man's land in 1992, where he spent a year.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024
Poland refused to let them cross, leaving hundreds stranded in a freezing no-man's land.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2023
The AP is among media outlets who have spoken to migrants abandoned in a no-man’s land in dire conditions.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023
By this time I had made the bed, and tumbled all reminders of the two "sympathetic messieurs" ruthlessly into no-man's land outside the door.
From The Motor Maid by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
