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

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

"Here's one of the boys skylarking with my harpoon in the lee-scuppers, and by and by, when I shall want it most, there'll be a no-man's land to hunt for it in."

From The Pilot by Cooper, James Fenimore