inland

Example Sentences

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But this time, the fossils were discovered further inland, hundreds of miles from what would have been the nearest ocean.

From Barron's

The Devil’s Slide area was for many decades an infamous stretch of Highway 1 until officials rerouted the roadway farther inland with a tunnel, converting the old road into a popular paved trail.

From Los Angeles Times

And when they ventured inland, a few blocks from the beach, they found charred condos and stores surrounded with red “Peligro,” or danger, warning tape.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearby were partial skeletons of long necked dinosaurs preserved in river sediments, pointing to a forested inland environment crisscrossed by waterways.

From Science Daily

Council workers then flatten the huge mounds of sand to create an inland beach, ready for the first games on Friday.

From BBC