Illustration of fjord
variants
or less commonly fiord
: a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
the fjords of Norway
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Examples of fjord in a Sentence
a cruise through the breathtaking fjords along the coast of Norway
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In the village of Nes, the navigation guides travelers to remarkably preserved World War II heritage sites, including coastal bunkers overlooking the fjords.
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
For dinner, standouts included a superb chicken cordon bleu, polar fjord haddock with Parmesan polenta, and an always-available filet cooked to perfection.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Solbakken and his team also went down that road in a novel team picture that depicted them as Viking warriors on the banks of a fjord last month, and behind that image was the collective that has been formed in the past two years.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Patagonia is a diverse region in southern Chile and Argentina, with glaciers, mountains and fjords to the west, stretching into steppe and desert toward the east.
—Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
For dinner, standouts included a superb chicken cordon bleu, polar fjord haddock with Parmesan polenta, and an always-available filet cooked to perfection.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Solbakken and his team also went down that road in a novel team picture that depicted them as Viking warriors on the banks of a fjord last month, and behind that image was the collective that has been formed in the past two years.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Patagonia is a diverse region in southern Chile and Argentina, with glaciers, mountains and fjords to the west, stretching into steppe and desert toward the east.
—Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fjord
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“Fjord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fjord. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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