How to Use territory in a Sentence

territory

noun
  • Male cats spray to mark territory.
  • The goal of the expedition is to map unexplored territory.
  • The birds are busy establishing territories and building nests.
  • Guam is a U.S. territory.
  • Those mountains are in Mexican territory.
  • This puts the fish in world-record territory as well.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But for you, did this feel like new territory?
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That comes with the territory, in a way.
    — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But this isn't new territory for tech.
    — Kevan Yalowitz, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So don't freak out as long as your child is within safe and moral territory.
    — Kristen Mei Chase, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • This is territory Xavier hasn't seen in more than three decades.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
  • This setup could be cliche territory, but not in this telling.
    — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • The war also brought famine to parts of the territory.
    — Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • That’s just part of the territory.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Next makes around 80% of group turnover from its home territory.
    — Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Each in their territory then tries to bring the best of their region to the table.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • One grunt is for courtship and the other is to defend their territory.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Australia is the first territory in which a release has been set.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Just stick to one slice for breakfast or else this pick will inch out of low-calorie territory.
    — Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • But that’s just two states, which leaves a lot of open territory ripe for exploration.
    — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • Often, the two gangs claim territory right across the street from each other.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But Brink, 24, is not on the brink of bust territory, no.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • What does each territory have to offer?
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And nature can claw its territory back.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • April was the first month in nearly two years that Russia had a net loss in territory.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • But, as the map is not the territory, the fog is not America.
    — David Mamet, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022
  • With the bases loaded, Lowe popped out in foul territory to end the inning.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Thailand has also emerged as a key growth territory.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • As the label’s known to do, each piece pushed the classic into fresh territory.
    — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There is a wide open space for Democrats to occupy that territory.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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