isthmus

Example Sentences

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Roosevelt was intrigued by the military and commercial possibilities of a canal across the isthmus, cutting 8,000 miles off a New York-San Francisco voyage.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Paterson persuaded the Scottish parliament to establish a new enterprise based on England’s East India Company to found a Scottish colony on the narrow isthmus joining North and South America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The migrant route through the narrow isthmus grew exponentially in popularity in recent years with the help of organized crime in Colombia, making it an affordable, if dangerous, land route for hundreds of thousands.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

“Even though I am not muxe from the isthmus, for me the word implies respect and tolerance,” said Lía Maritza Sánchez, 51, an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Brannon asked, as a smile began to build on the spartan isthmus around his mouth.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy