How to Use landlocked in a Sentence

landlocked

adjective
  • The suicide rate varies quite a bit and seems highest in landlocked states.
    George Mathis, ajc, 3 May 2018
  • Out back, the landlocked estate boasts some of its best attributes.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The landlocked country is one of the poorest nations in the world.
    Ciara Nugent, Time, 11 July 2019
  • The landlocked province of Guizhou has since emerged as ground zero.
    Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2017
  • Beachly Know someone who’s landlocked, but dreams all day of the beach life?
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Other landlocked cities aren’t far behind.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Once spanning from the coast to the Cascades, the 5th is now landlocked.
    oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The dream is to see the Oregon coast, 513 miles from their landlocked town.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
  • Dreaming of a day at the beach while living in landlocked Colorado?
    Sarah Kuta, The Know, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Planning a trip to the landlocked capital of Italy next year?
    Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, 19 Dec. 2017
  • On its face, landlocked Springdale was an odd place to hold such a distinction.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Part of the problem is that the landlocked country is home to eight of the world’s 14 tallest mountains.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The landlocked structure sits out of sight behind gates, a long driveway and a tall hedge for privacy.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023
  • So how did the mermaid become the icon of a landlocked city 160 miles from the closest beach?
    Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Drivers in landlocked and car-dependent Atlanta may be the first to feel the pinch at the pump.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2021
  • One of the fastest-growing flags in the world is Mongolia, a landlocked country.
    Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The landlocked country shares a border with both Russia and Ukraine.
    Quartz, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The first being that Taiwan is an island, not a landlocked nation.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
  • As a landlocked state, Colorado has fewer recreational lakes and no ocean.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • In landlocked locales, the shorts suit has had shorter luck—not that fashion labels haven’t tried to force the issue.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 25 May 2021
  • Malawi, a small, landlocked nation in southern Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world.
    Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Who would have thought one of your favorite beaches would be seated right at the edge of the landlocked state of Arizona?
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The low water levels in the lake have presented some challenges, mainly in the way of a landlocked dock.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2022
  • Reel Foods Fish Market has been a staple for seafood eaters in this landlocked city over the years.
    James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 22 Feb. 2018
  • But close to a third of the countries on the continent are landlocked; the same solutions won’t apply.
    Ciku Kimeria, Quartz, 21 June 2022
  • The state of Connecticut wants to convey away a landlocked parcel that’s in the middle of woods.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Here’s a look at South Sudan, a landlocked country in east-central Africa.
    CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Pakistan is the main source of goods and food supplies for landlocked, impoverished Afghanistan.
    Reuters, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The landlocked city has little industry to support its tax base, and many taxpayers are already at the top of their tax cap.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Their property had become landlocked.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025

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