no-man's land
Example Sentences
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Vlasic then drove the knife in deeper still 20 minutes from time with a cushioned volley to beat goalkeeper Mathias Lamhauge, who had strayed into no man's land.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
On crude, “we are also still in no man’s land regarding the glut,” Neil Crosby of Sparta Commodities says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
"When the state isn't there, it creates a no man's land where anything can happen," says prosecutor Eliane Moreira.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023
It’s the dreaded no man’s land, the netherworld between borderline contention and full capitulation.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
Out beyond the frontline trenches, no man’s land separating the opposing armies might be anywhere from a mile or more across to barely twenty-five yards wide.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
