How to Use continental in a Sentence
- They will be touring Continental Europe.
- The hotel combines American comfort with continental elegance.
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The same thing happens with the continental crust.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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Either way, that’s a lot of places in the continental US to have fun.
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HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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This epoch of new middling and continental powers should be Africa’s moment.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
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The migration trek is continental so birds are going to get hungry during their flight.
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Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The migration trek is continental so birds are going to get hungry during their flight.
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Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sure, our continental counterparts do not have a Carabao Cup.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The tour does not currently have any dates in the continental United States.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Many cross-continental fliers like myself have written about its ability to keep them comfortable for hours on end.
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Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Many cross-continental fliers like myself have written about its ability to keep them comfortable for hours on end.
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Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
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And for South Africa, that success is part of a continental soccer resurgence.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
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And that is typical of the continental picture.
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Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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These scraps of continental crust are found in the middle of oceans, sometimes hundreds of miles from the nearest continent.
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Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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The studio claims the setup’s yield is about three times greater in high-latitude areas than in continental climates.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2023
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The country is poised to be a leader for west Africa and even continental Africa in terms of economic growth.
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Meron Demisse,
Quartz,
9 Feb. 2023
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Now add to that list earthquakes, continental rifting—or breakup—and magma production.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
12 Nov. 2025
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The food is incredible, with both continental items and expansive menus for breakfast and lunch.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Hoopes’ gold medal-winning routine marked his first continental title since ascending to the senior ranks.
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Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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This continental crisis goes beyond South Africa’s borders, and it is often likened to a wildlife war.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yet Spain sees itself not as a continental outlier but as a trendsetter.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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That represents more than half of the continental United States.
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Abigail Bassett,
The Verge,
14 Nov. 2023
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The Xiongnu encompassed a range of tribes across a stretch of steppe about as wide as the continental United States.
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Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2023
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That starts with winning back-to-back La Ligas and another continental prize.
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Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2022
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Much of continental Europe will be on holiday on Friday, and data may be sparse too.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Aug. 2025
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National parks are the few places left in the continental United States where wild animals can roam free.
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Zayna Syed,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2023
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Some plants, namely those that evolved in interior, continental locales, have evolved strategies to deal with roller coasters, as well.
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Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The city and its interiors were built over 22 weeks on the largest soundstage in continental Europe.
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Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2024
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On top of the travelling, these games at the business end of the continental competitions take up so much energy and emotion.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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With global growth slowing and protectionism on the rise, the meeting is a chance to reaffirm a commitment to continental free trade.
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The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
5 Jan. 2023
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But the most fun part is spinning the globe itself and watching the unfamiliar continental and oceanic formations of times past.
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Erin Blakemore,
Washington Post,
24 Mar. 2018
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Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra-continental, short-haul flights, which are not included here.
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Meredith Carey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 July 2018
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Goals, fame and second-tier continental, as well as league success, came to the Brazilian, who became only the second man to break the world transfer record twice, all before his 21st birthday.
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SI.com,
27 May 2018
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And unlike the 12-cylinder predecessors that have been put to pasture, these hybrid V-8 Continentals avoid any gas-guzzler tax.
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Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Today, greater migration rates among college graduates often necessitates cross-country, if not cross-continental, travel.
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Wired,
22 Aug. 2019
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Waters of the Atlantic continental shelf also support whales, swordfish, bluefin tuna, sea turtles and businesses heavily dependent on the health of the ocean ecosystem, according to the lawsuit.
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Washington Post,
3 May 2017
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Organizers of the Asian Games—a pan-continental, multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia—have confirmed eSports will be a demonstration event later this year.
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Chris Morris,
Fortune,
28 June 2018
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Whatever optimism that remained among American fans was based on a belief that the team’s supposedly better-than-the-continental-competition talent would ultimately prevail.
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Eric Betts,
Slate Magazine,
27 Mar. 2017
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The Confederations Cup is a trophy competed for by the seven current reigning continental or world champions and a host nation, in every odd year following a round of continental tournaments.
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SI.com,
2 May 2018
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