Example sentences for: peninsular

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

  • What the world knows as the Peninsular War (1808–1814) is referred to in Spain as the War of Independence, and the country’s first, though short-lived, constitution was drafted during this period.

  • Spain again became a battleground in the early 1800s, with British forces taking on Napoleon’s troops in the Peninsular War.

  • The Peninsular War (called the War of Independence by Spaniards) went on murderously but inconclusively for six years.

  • Peninsular Malaysia and northwest Borneo remained under the British, but their influence was limited.

  • After it was rebuilt, it was occupied by French troops during the Peninsular War, who left behind a souvenir of their stay — the cannons that are now displayed along the promenade of the Paseo Marítimo.


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