Words similar to continent

Example sentences for: continent

How can you use “continent” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

At the northern tip of the Red Sea coast, where the continent of Africa meets the Sinai peninsula, is one of the greatest engineering feats of modern times, the Suez Canal.
The Mail also quoted a French farmers' leader as saying, "England is an island--it is easier to blockade than the Continent."
I had not been on the Continent long when I wanted to buy some nylons for a girl friend.
In Germany, Die Welt said in a front-page commentary on Kosovo that Europe will overcome its history only when it is able to preserve peace across the whole continent without the help of Richard Holbrooke.
The continent was mapped in the late 1920s, setting off an international land rush.