peninsula
Example Sentences
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Sprawling along a windswept peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, the city of Dakhla certainly looked attractive.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Such signs are now a fixture in Coronado, an upscale resort city on a slender peninsula in San Diego Bay, known for some of America’s best beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
"THAAD still remains on the peninsula currently," Xavier Brunson said at a US Senate committee hearing in Washington.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
After that, hurricanes Ian, Idalia, Helene, and Milton all made landfall on the peninsula.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
“There is some sort of secret government project out here on the Virginia peninsula, and they are looking for Colored women who are mathematicians,” Eric told me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing peninsula
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Ancient Greece - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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