Example Sentences

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What was once a regional sport with deep roots and clearly demarcated borders has morphed into a sprawling battle where geography and tradition have been pushed into the background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

The Comoe River clearly delimits part of the northeastern frontier between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso -- but the land border is poorly demarcated.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

The campfire setting, demarcated with lanterns, suggests a support group.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Content is demarcated by categories like “Movies,” “Comedy,” “Classic TV,” “Sci-Fi,” “Reality,” and “Season’s Greetings,” for those longing to fulfill their Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movie cravings.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2023

From the great plaza radiated four highways that demarcated the four asymmetrical sectors into which he divided the empire, Tawantinsuyu, “Land of the Four Quarters.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann