Examples of landmass in a Sentence
the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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In December 2024, the tiny Principality of Monaco will increase its landmass by approximately 3% with the opening of Mareterra, a coastal land reclamation project that will include residential buildings, retail outlets, parks, and other public spaces.
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Europe is nearly the same size as the U.S. by landmass (3.8 to 3.9 million square miles) but has stricter vehicle emission standards.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
In recent years an environmental coalition that includes the Nature Conservancy, Rainforest Trust, and the World Land Trust purchased 236,000 acres of the Belize Maya Forest, protecting roughly 9 percent of the country’s landmass in a single effort.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
The diverse array of natural wonder crammed into a landmass one-fifth the size of Texas defies belief.
—Brad Japhe, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Europe is nearly the same size as the U.S. by landmass (3.8 to 3.9 million square miles) but has stricter vehicle emission standards.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
In recent years an environmental coalition that includes the Nature Conservancy, Rainforest Trust, and the World Land Trust purchased 236,000 acres of the Belize Maya Forest, protecting roughly 9 percent of the country’s landmass in a single effort.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
The diverse array of natural wonder crammed into a landmass one-fifth the size of Texas defies belief.
—Brad Japhe, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landmass. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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landmass
noun
land·mass
-ˌmas 
: a large area of land
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