inland

Example Sentences

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Space Center Houston sits a couple miles inland from a tidal estuary that feeds into the Gulf’s Galveston Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Others have suggested that the older style and inland location did not appeal to buyers seeking contemporary, turnkey homes near the ocean.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Water quality at coastal locations is generally much better than inland, with rivers frequently polluted by sewage discharges and agricultural run-off.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

While coastal states like Florida have tended to face the worst of price hikes, inland areas have also seen costs rise in recent years following hail storms, wind damage and other disasters.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

For example, the coastal peoples of northern Germany did not adopt food production until 1,300 years after peoples of the Linearbandkeramik culture introduced it to inland parts of Germany only 125 miles to the south.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond