contiguous to

Example Sentences

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And could states not physically contiguous to Pakistan or India choose to join either?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Current state law only mandates officers make their homes no farther than a county contiguous to the one where their municipal employer is.

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2020

—If the Curtis Cup women were directed to the adjacent hotel, it should be remembered that Greywalls, one of the finest hotels in Scotland, is contiguous to the Muirfield clubhouse.

From Golf Digest • May 5, 2020

“We saw people on our property, crying ‘Can’t you help me?’ ” says Carissa Chappellet, who lives on a ranch that runs contiguous to the demolished bridge.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2017

In the case of where herons live, most readers know that the northern United States is contiguous to Canada and that the two have similar ecosystems, so they don’t need a similarly.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker