continent
Example Sentences
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Scientists have long debated when people first arrived on this ancient continent and which routes they used to get there.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
It might have stopped bloodshed on a different continent.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
But he praised how EU countries have boosted spending on their militaries and said the continent still had time to turn things around.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The continent is also geographically closer to the Gulf, which means that most ships that were en route when the war started have already arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
They were said to be the most venomous snakes on the continent; a single bite could kill in a matter of minutes.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing continent
Physical Geography - Introductory
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