- plural of nomad.
nomads
Example Sentences
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The Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, where nomads often lead camel caravans carrying salt through the desert.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
If there was any thought that this was a fleeting pandemic-era experiment of laptop nomads logging in from distant shores, data hints at its longevity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Tibetans, many of whom are nomads, have clashed with Chinese authorities over plans to exploit natural resources in the Tibetan plateau, arguing that such projects endanger their livelihoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
In Central Darfur, a recent truce between leaders from the Fur ethnic group - dominant here - and Arab nomads has allowed limited trade in some areas.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Demographically speaking, they lived in the hinterlands, remote and thinly settled; their lives were as far from Wari or Toltec lords as the nomads of Siberia were from the grandees of Beijing.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
