as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water the peninsula is constantly buffeted by storms
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Recent Examples of peninsula At Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' first property in Japan, 55 villas stretch across a private peninsula surrounded by vegetation and Miyakojima’s famous blue waters. —
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Frankincense is an aromatic resin harvested from Boswellia trees in northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. —Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026 But this coming September, country fans and artists will gather on the beaches of Cabo San Lucas for the very first multi-day country concert in the oceanside town on the Baja California peninsula. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2026 Thanks to a slow-moving weather system stalled over the Florida peninsula, the Orlando area will see an unusually high amount of rain for April through Thursday — with blustery conditions to boot. —Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peninsula
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Frankincense is an aromatic resin harvested from Boswellia trees in northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. —Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026 But this coming September, country fans and artists will gather on the beaches of Cabo San Lucas for the very first multi-day country concert in the oceanside town on the Baja California peninsula. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2026 Thanks to a slow-moving weather system stalled over the Florida peninsula, the Orlando area will see an unusually high amount of rain for April through Thursday — with blustery conditions to boot. —Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peninsula
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Wearing his formal red mozzetta cape, Leo thrilled the flag-waving masses by arriving at the presidential palace in his open-sided popemobile.— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Leo, wearing his formal red mozzetta cape, thrilled the flag-waving masses by arriving at the presidential palace in his open-sided popemobile.— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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The point of cinematic realism is the inner life, and the miracle of movies is their power to portray subjectivity, though few filmmakers manage to attain that power—even despite their best efforts.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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The order matters, because most states use figures from the federal tax form as the starting point for their state tax calculations.— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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The film crystallized during a two-week residency at Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, the remote coastal headland that served as the home of the late artist-filmmaker Derek Jarman.— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
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To keep every generation happy, there’s both a family pool and an adults-only swimming pool, sweeping around the headland.— Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Peninsula.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/peninsula. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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