mainland
Example Sentences
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The researchers said mainland Scots, particularly in Glasgow and south-west Scotland, were also at increased risk of the condition, with one in 117 people estimated to carry the variant.
From BBC
“I don’t know. When he was with my mom, he did. But with Steph —that’s his fiancée—he seems pretty happy on the mainland.”
From Literature
A couple attempting to walk the coastline of mainland Great Britain plan to re-start their journey after their first attempt had to be abandoned when one of them suffered an injury.
From BBC
He then launched a world tour in support of the album -- but with no scheduled stops on the US mainland, out of fear that federal immigration agents would target concertgoers.
From Barron's
Last week, border police stopped a car crossing from Hong Kong into the neighboring mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
