land bridge
Example Sentences
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This land bridge between east and west, he said, would be the “key to the universe” for how it could control global trade flows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Both envisioned a land bridge burying La Cienega for nearly the length of the park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
The country was once connected to Australia by a land bridge, and shares many of the same snake species, so the Australian government gives the antivenom for free – snake diplomacy, if you like.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
However, once North America rejoined South America, other animals such as saber-toothed cats crossed the land bridge, which may have brought about the demise of giant rodents.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
The Bering land bridge, during its millennia of intermittent existence, would have been up to a thousand miles wide, covered by open tundra, and easily traversable by people adapted to cold conditions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
