mainland

Example Sentences

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Then we’d take the canoe and go and sell it at the closest mainland communities.

From Literature

Last year 107 people were reported dead or missing attempting the crossing to the Greek mainland and islands.

From BBC

Some of the deer meat will go to feed endangered California condors on the mainland, while some carcasses will be left on the land — potential meals for bald eagles and foxes.

From Los Angeles Times

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