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
But she feels she is stuck in a kind of "no-man's land" when it comes to professional roles, too, with graduate positions often requiring several years of experience that she doesn't have.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 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
Poland refused to let them cross, leaving hundreds stranded in a freezing no-man's land.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2023
This is a kind of no-man’s land, where we go shooting at times; and I daresay they are trespassers or wild cattle.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
