How to Use inland in a Sentence

inland

1 of 3 adjective
  • For one thing, the inland taipan is very reclusive.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Plenty of inland trails await, too.
    AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Pipelines bring crude from inland basins.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Pittsburgh is one of the busiest inland ports in the country.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • On average, coastal brown bears eat more meat than their inland cousins.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Michigan's inland lakes were even warmer in most cases.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • High winds are also a concern for both inland and coastal areas.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Leaders believe this inland port could help.
    Brian Unger, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • There will be a break in the rain that drenched some inland areas on Wednesday.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Patchy dense fog will be possible for the inland areas.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In the eastern edge, there’s Lake Charlevoix, the state’s third-largest inland lake.
    Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • Which inland lakes in Michigan are warmest?
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Which inland lakes in Michigan are warmest?
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Which inland lakes in Michigan are warmest?
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Which inland lakes in Michigan are warmest?
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Which inland lakes in Michigan are warmest?
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Which inland lakes in Michigan are warmest?
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Smaller ice shelves lose the ability to block inland glaciers from reaching the sea.
    George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The mass killing and ensuing two-day manhunt have jarred this inland area of Maine.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Above ground, salt was extracted from inland salinas.
    Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Some inland areas dropped to the upper 50s.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Some patchy dense fog has developed across the inland and western areas.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • These fish were stocked at 61 inland lakes and rivers and Lake Michigan.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Still, inland taipan bites are among the most serious snakebite emergencies in the world.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Sunday will be a bit milder, with most inland spots returning to the 70s.
    Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Volunteers for years have cleaned up creeks, rivers, lakes, and other inland areas.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some inland areas could drop to the upper 40s by midnight, along with a slight breeze.
    Shane Hinton, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Some inland valleys will get wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Some patchy fog has developed across inland areas but now the sun will warm us up in the low 80s.
    CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026

inland

2 of 3 noun
  • Winds will also be gusty at times, both along the coast and inland.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 18 June 2021
  • Building high pressure will lead to hot inland temps this weekend.
    Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2022
  • All tropical storm watches and warnings have been dropped for the coast and inland.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Monday will be the warmest day of the week with highs in the upper 80s inland.
    oregonlive, 12 June 2023
  • Dry air inland will keep the clouds at bay, but gusty winds will make temperatures feel chilly throughout the day.
    Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Tuesday will be much more comfortable with dew points in the mid-50s inland.
    Hartford Courant, 24 July 2022
  • The water running through the marshes is fresh inland and grows saltier closer to the sea.
    Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022
  • Port officials, though, hope to find a way to do a gradual slope toward the inland blocks.
    John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • As storms get stronger, coastal communities are exposed to inland flooding as well as coastal surges.
    Christopher Flavelle Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Sunday night lows will fall to the low 60s inland and the mid to upper 60s along the coast.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Flooding concerns are present along the coast as strong winds push water from the Atlantic inland.
    Janice Dean, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The basin is itself a former inland lake, called Lake Manly, which has long since dried up.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • All tropical storm warnings have been dropped for Alabama, both along the coast and inland.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Hurricane, storm surge and tropical storm warnings remain in effect all along the coast and inland as well.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Some dunes are where the wind deposited millions of years of local dust; others are remnants of eon-old oceans and inland waters.
    Eric Jay Toll, Chron, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The inland has a 60% chance of thunderstorms between the afternoon and evening.
    Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • These bears are found along the coast of Alaska and Canada and are omnivorous like their inland cousins.
    Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Temperatures will drop into the 60s inland and around 70 along the coast.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Beach erosion and inland flooding caused the most significant damage in the county.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Further south along the coast and inland is the Maremma Regional Park.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 May 2022
  • Tuesday morning less clouds are expected and the colder inland valleys are expected to see frost.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The county’s inland valleys and foothills could be as much as 15 degrees below average by later in the week.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • In total, roughly 300 maritime pilots that handle ocean and inland shipping are part of the protest.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The winds will be out of the west and southwest on Wednesday and that could steer any lingering smoke towards portions of inland and metro areas.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Michigan's inland lakes are generally warmer.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Parts of inland Mississippi and Georgia were getting heavy rain from Claudette as well.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2021
  • Officials in charge of the five major inland hatcheries that rear the fish say convoys of tanker trucks are the only way to ensure the 3-inch smolts make it to sea.
    Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Forecasters said the winds did not increase the threat of inland wildfires because recent, heavy rain saturated the soil.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The answer almost certainly lies in the inland taipan’s ecological niche.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

inland

3 of 3 adverb
  • They traveled inland from the sea.
  • They live inland about three miles.
  • Dark at the coast, and lots of pink inland.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Winds will be a bit lighter further inland.
    Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Head inland to catch a glimpse of anteaters, sloths, monkeys, and bats.
    Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Tents stretch two miles inland from the sea, where people live just feet from waves.
    Josh Holder, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Lows around 33 inland to around 40 at the shore.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Lows around 37 inland to around 43 at the shore.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Fifteen moai stand on it, looking inland with their backs to the ocean.
    Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Highs will be in the 60s along the coast and low to mid-80s inland.
    Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 May 2023
  • When the surf is low, those seeking thrills and good vibes grab a skateboard and head inland.
    Brian Higgins, Outside, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The person who took the video said it was taken about one and a half miles inland, and at low tide.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The southeast wind should help to steer much of the smoke inland later today.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Flash flooding can occur well inland and away from the storm’s center.
    William B. Davis, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • What once seemed confined to coastal states is now appearing inland as well.
    Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • As the east breeze persists, most of the storms will push inland by the afternoon.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Five miles inland is the Coopers' bed and breakfast.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • As the eye moved inland, destructive winds shredded signs and rooftops.
    Daniel Kozin, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2023
  • If the center of the storm comes closer to the coast, the heavy snow and wind will spread further inland.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This summer, the danger turned inland.
    Matt Reardon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some patchy fog was also reported inland as well.
    Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Risk will drop off appreciably once one heads more than a few counties inland.
    Matthew Cappucci, Ben Brasch and Scott Dance, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • At the same time, higher than normal tides were pushing water inland along the coast.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Rizzuto said both the east and west coast produced sea breezes pushing inland.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Researchers said that as the ice recedes, the bears are more likely to move inland and face humans.
    Joe Studley, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The commission’s power can reach five miles inland.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
  • Karachi is in the far south of the country — while Islamabad is in the north and inland.
    Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This hatchery stocked 98 inland and Great Lakes sites.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Ahead of the storm, lobstermen moved their boats and traps inland so they wouldn't be damaged in rough waters.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The hottest places inland were expected to climb into the low 60s.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025

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