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
Moments later, a firework exploded in the no-man’s land between the pro-Israeli crowd and the barricades.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024
Contrary to its name, the strip of no-man's land separating North and South Korea is one of the most militarised places on earth.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024
Poland refused to let them cross, leaving hundreds stranded in a freezing no-man's land.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2023
Only in this no-man's land am I a free man; let me but step across the border and I am worth a little fortune to the man who takes me.
From Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
