Example sentences for: reclaimed

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

  • Harbourfront is a bright new neighborhood reclaimed from a swampy wasteland, at the foot of the CN Tower.

  • The once miserable wasteland of run-down warehouses, lumber-mills, factories, and railyards has been reclaimed not only for the upbeat commercial enterprises that are now a familiar feature of any Canadian city with a waterfront, but also as a handsome residential neighborhood.

  • The island was needed as a military base but was too small for that purpose, so extra land was reclaimed from the sea to create a land area big enough for an air base and naval station.

  • The convention center, an extension on reclaimed land, affords stunning views of the Wan Chai waterfront.

  • In 1802 France reclaimed Martinique from Britain through the Treaty of Amiens.


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