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
It sits out on its own, not close to anything, a feeling of no-man’s land.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024
Poland refused to let them cross, leaving hundreds stranded in a freezing no-man's land.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2023
The AP is among media outlets who have spoken to migrants abandoned in a no-man’s land in dire conditions.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023
The fact is, I live in that detestable no-man's land, between respectability and insolvency, which has none of the pleasure of either.
From The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope, Anthony
