How to Use peninsula in a Sentence

peninsula

noun
  • They built their house on a narrow peninsula.
  • The latest eruption is the fifth on the peninsula since 2021.
    Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
  • This eruption is the eighth on the peninsula since 2021.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
  • The caves are about a 1-mile paddle from Meyers Beach on the west side of the peninsula.
    Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The history of the peninsula could be written in fins and scales.
    Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Amble along Main Street and the Bearskin Neck peninsula and soak up the artsy vibes.
    Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
  • An opening between the peninsula on the right and more counter space on the left — both topped with granite — leads to the work area.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • On the tip of the Malaysian peninsula, the island city-state piled up sand to expand its coastline and reclaim land from the sea.
    TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But the old donkey paths that were once the only routes across the peninsula now serve as a network of walking trails.
    Charlotte Higgins, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Eight to 16 inches of snow is likely, reaching 2 feet in some parts of the peninsula.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Surge will also be possible along the rest of the Florida peninsula -- both on the east side and the west side.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Nov. 2022
  • There is a spot on the southern side of the peninsula that is empty and natural and peaceful.
    Kim Gooden, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • And Caltrain, the peninsula commuter line, doesn’t stop at the airport.
    Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
  • Las Palmas sat on a peninsula, set off from the rest of the island by barren mountains.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The film, which will be released Nov. 22, is set in the Iberian peninsula and tells the story of the magical Kingdom of Rosas.
    Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The canal was the main source of water for Crimea until Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014 and Ukraine then hastily built a dam to block the canal’s flow.
    David L. Stern, Washington Post, 12 June 2022
  • Towns to Visit Sirmione A small peninsula jutting into the lake, Sirmione is known as one of the lake’s most charming towns.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The Cape Fear peninsula juts out a bit into the Atlantic, so the water there is at its clearest and cleanest.
    John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • Provide seating near the cooking area, such as barstools at a peninsula, so guests can relax and chat with the chef before the meal.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The duo created an entry by placing a half-wall across from the peninsula.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Since then the 12-mile structure that runs across the Kerch Strait has provided an essential link to the peninsula.
    Leila Sackur, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The attack took place a week after a blast damaged a bridge in Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014.
    Reuters, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The number of native birds on the peninsula has soared since the predator free campaign began.
    New York Times, 5 June 2022
  • Russia had leased bases in that area from Ukraine for two decades, only for Putin to invade the entire peninsula in 2014.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2023
  • Enter the peninsula’s photogenic beaches, all just a hop and a skip from town.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Even so, the fate of the peninsula, home to 2.4 million people, is increasingly part of the wartime discourse.
    Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The kitchen opens up to the living room with a long peninsula to create cohesion between the two spaces.
    Chron, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Control of the peninsula allows Russia to project force deeper into the Black Sea, guard routes to the ports there and protect its forces in Crimea.
    Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Volynsky served in Crimea when Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in 2014.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
  • After landfall, it is expected to traverse across the peninsula and head out to sea.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024

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