How to Use headland in a Sentence

headland

noun
  • Out of nowhere, the headland came with one huge stride, and was right on top of them.
    — Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The headlands are one of three places where the endangered mouse can be found.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The ruins of the castle built by the invaders on the rocky headland still stands.
    — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2017
  • From its curved windows, the sea glistens along a coastline of headlands and bays.
    — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
  • Strongest winds over the coastal headlands, exposed ridges and through gaps in the terrain.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The duo hiked the headland with a small group in 1806, in search of whale blubber.
    — OregonLive.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The coast will see gusts near 50 mph, with gusts to 65 mph on the beaches and headlands.
    — oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Meanwhile, grown-ups will love the infinity pool that sweeps around the headland.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
  • No seastacks, mountains, hills or headlands stand out quite like The Thumb.
    — OregonLive.com, 28 Jan. 2018
  • My room overlooked a small blue bay and, beyond that, the headlands near San Miguel.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2018
  • One final rocky headland led us to the edge of the Chilean Memorial cove.
    — oregonlive, 23 June 2021
  • The reserve features high, broken cliffs and deep ravines on headlands overlooking the ocean.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • You are tasked with going from town to picturesque town in the headlands of Marin County to find it.
    — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The bypass system could be combined with artificial headlands to hold the sand on the beach.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Blind Beach, with its dramatic headlands and sea stacks, is just 13 miles from Guerneville.
    — Rebecca Misner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The project put back what sea level rise, subsidence, wind and waves had taken from the headland over the past century.
    — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Winds will be strong along the beaches and headland for Tuesday and into Wednesday.
    — OregonLive.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Half a dozen surfers use the last light of day to glide balletically into a break created by a headland.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Part of the right-of-way can still be seen along the Rockaway headlands and the rail berm in Pedro Point.
    — Ginny Prior, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2017
  • Recreational areas with seats, paths and native plants would top the headlands, which are intended to hold sand in place on the beach.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Anchoring off a mighty headland, Bartholomew Gosnold and his crew fished for food and caught cod aplenty.
    — Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Twenty-six hiking trails lace the park, with occasional sightings of moose and black bear (even whales, from the headlands).
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2018
  • Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The space between the headlands would be filled with nearly 1 million cubic yards of sand taken from ocean deposits.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • On the archipelago’s northernmost headland, 20 or so gray seals honked on a ledge.
    — Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021

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