How to Use fjord in a Sentence

fjord

noun
  • The land on the north side of the fjord was broad and rolling.
    — Longreads, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The force of the water stripped the fjord’s walls down to bare rock.
    — Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
  • Or cruise Norway’s fjords with ease.
    — Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Since this is all in the west fjords, the east fjords have not been attacked yet.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The head of a 66-mile-long fjord sat far below.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In the space of five years, all the other life in the fjords would just get killed.
    — Allison Hussey, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The lodge is nestled on a private cove along a nine-mile fjord.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2020
  • But fjords cruises are rarely just about the fjords themselves.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The fjord is key for fishing in the autumn, when the open sea is too harsh.
    — Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
  • In the fjord nearing the glacier, a black bear swam across our vessel’s path.
    — Jan Brett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Deep, rich, unison strings opened the story like a strong wind across a fjord.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2022
  • At the end of the fjord, the village of Geiranger was dwarfed by cruise ships.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
  • One of the best ways to explore the fjords in the spring is on a smaller cruise ship.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Everything is vast and huge, the mountains, the fjords and all that.
    — Avishay Artsy, Vox, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Steep fjord walls around the island are littered with the scars of past rockslides.
    — Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Mostly, though, the fjord is filled with garbage, like unwanted cars.
    — Richard Martyn-Hemphill and Henrik Pryser Libell, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2018
  • At this point, there are still refuges of cold water farther north and in the cold spots that lurk in fjords.
    — Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Sweden whispers through ancient forests and glacial fjords.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Around the fjord, farms cling to steep hillsides, their rhythms shaped by the seasons and the water.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The river at this point (more properly a fjord, a riverbed drowned by the sea) is vast and sullen.
    — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
  • On the brief journey—which cost about $30—there are deep fjords and high alpine vistas.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2023
  • At the head of the fjord is a tidewater glacier, a valley glacier that flows all the way to the ocean.
    — Sunset Magazine, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The landscape of deep valleys and fjords was crafted by the action of glaciers.
    — Spud Hilton, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Dec. 2017
  • What has changed in recent years is how those fjords are experienced.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Most of the rooms come with a stunning view of the fjord and its breathtaking icebergs.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This latest adventure wants to take you to the fjords and beyond.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The southern bears also had a sense of home, often staying at the same fjord for years.
    — Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2022
  • This has occurred in response to a warming of the water in the fjord in front of the glacier.
    — Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2023
  • However, the conditions that led to this event are not at all unique to this fjord.
    — Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
  • There are beautiful green fjords with water from the glaciers all around the mountains.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 1 Nov. 2017

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