Example sentences for: semi-nomadic

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

  • Unable to replicate the agricultural techniques of the Anasazi, the Paiutes were destined to a semi-nomadic lifestyle until European settlers arrived, changing the nature of existence in the valley forever.

  • The fur trade put an end to their semi-nomadic existence as they settled around the trading posts and became fiercely competitive with one another.

  • In Kenya, people have reported using sisal bundles stuffed into cracks to keep out mosquitoes [ 19 ] . Throughout Africa, communities report burning organic material, such as dung, wheat, wood from the Neem tree, and leaves to produce smoke, on the grounds that smoke repels mosquitoes [ 20 ] . Other communities have reported using permethrin-impregnated sisal curtains to protect themselves [ 21 ] . Semi-nomadic Samburu herdsmen reportedly cover themselves in the sand of dry riverbeds at night, while travelling through areas where the abundance of mosquitoes is particularly bothersome (M.

  • They practiced a slash-and-burn agriculture of yams and millet, a technique that exhausted the soil and imposed a semi-nomadic existence from one jungle clearing to another.


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