Example sentences for: overland

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

  • Although it is sometimes possible to enter Tibet at this border crossing, it is much easier to fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa and then travel overland back to Nepal.

  • Most people take the regular flights from Aswan to Abu Simbel—around 50 minutes—but the four-hour overland route offers a fascinating insight into life away from the big tourist towns of Egypt if you have more time.

  • The Ottoman admiral bypassed the defensive chain by having his ships dragged overland under cover of darkness, opening a second attack.

  • In time, overland routes between these cities (Hobart, of course, excluded) were found but, for much of the 19th century, what are now the capital cities of the six Australian States were most easily reached by sea.

  • Exploration and settlement overland followed travel by sea.


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