no-man's-land Sentence Examples

  1. The soldiers found themselves stranded in no-man's-land, caught between the enemy's gunfire.
  2. The abandoned trenches lay in no-man's-land, a chilling reminder of the horrors of war.
  3. The peacekeepers established a buffer zone in no-man's-land to prevent conflict.
  4. The demilitarized zone became a no-man's-land, separating hostile nations.
  5. The hazardous waste site was declared a no-man's-land due to its toxic contamination.
  6. The deserted building became a no-man's-land, haunted by memories of its former occupants.
  7. The disputed territory remained a no-man's-land, awaiting a peaceful resolution.
  8. The ravaged battlefields were transformed into no-man's-lands, scarred by the consequences of war.
  9. The no-man's-land of outer space held the promise of adventure, but also the dangers of the unknown.
  10. The unclaimed area between properties became a de facto no-man's-land, a source of legal disputes and speculation.

no-man's-land Meaning

Wordnet

no-man's-land (n)

an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies

land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable)

the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both)

Webster

no-man's-land ()

A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.

Fig.: An unclaimed space or time.

no-man's-land

an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land, an unoccupied area between opposing armies, an anomalous, ambiguous, or indefinite area especially of operation, application, or jurisdiction, an area not suitable or used for occupation or habitation, an area of indefinite or uncertain character

FAQs About the word no-man's-land

an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies, land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable), the ambiguous region between two

desert, waste,barren, wilderness, desolation, wasteland, heath, open, brush, wild

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The soldiers found themselves stranded in no-man's-land, caught between the enemy's gunfire.

The abandoned trenches lay in no-man's-land, a chilling reminder of the horrors of war.

The peacekeepers established a buffer zone in no-man's-land to prevent conflict.

The demilitarized zone became a no-man's-land, separating hostile nations.