How to Use contiguous in a Sentence

contiguous

adjective
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  • Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states.
  • That's more than half the land area of the contiguous United States.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The next time this type of eclipse will grace the contiguous U.S. is in February 2046.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • This region has some of the darkest skies in the contiguous United States.
    — Alicia Erickson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2022
  • As the largest contiguous state in the U.S., Texas is home to vast desert grasslands, dense forests, miles of beaches, rolling plains, and rugged hills.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Shipping is free and available in the 48 contiguous states.
    — Stacey Nguyen, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • This abyssal plain sprawls over 2.3 million square miles, over half the size of the contiguous U.S., and plunges to depths exceeding 3 miles in some places.
    — Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The next time a total solar eclipse will happen in the contiguous United States will be in 2044.
    — Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024
  • And while an opioid pill can cost $2 in Arizona and many other parts of the contiguous U.S., the same pill can sell for $40 in Alaska.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The new study, not yet peer reviewed, would be the first to cover the whole contiguous United States, according to the authors.
    — Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 28 June 2023
  • Sleep Number sweetens the deal with free shipping across the contiguous U.S.
    — Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The sale dates vary by location and are valid on travel within the contiguous U.S. from Jan. 3 through May 22.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
  • When that happened, about 144 acres were subdivided and left to Ward, where the park will be, though the site won’t be contiguous to the landing.
    — Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 20 Oct. 2022
  • That said, there will be a total solar eclipse that is visible in the contiguous U.S. in April 2024.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Shipping is included in the price for the contiguous United States.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Most Ignacius species lived in the middle latitudes, such as what is now the contiguous U.S.
    — Darren Incorvaia, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The Amazon River feeds a tropical forest of 2.86 million square miles, which is nearly the size of the land area of the contiguous U.S.
    — Juan Manuel Crespo, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Today, only three Kmart stores are left in the contiguous United States.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Its northern and eastern borders are contiguous with the forest and it is bounded by by 60th Street and Silver Spring Drive on the south and west.
    — Daphne Chen, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
  • The next total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States will take place in 2044.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Half of the contiguous US is covered by moderate or worse drought conditions – the third-highest value of the year so far and the highest since March.
    — Brandon Miller, CNN, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Dimon wanted Chase to be the first true national bank, with branches in all 48 contiguous states.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • On April 8, all of the contiguous United States will experience at least a partial eclipse.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The coast-to-coast project will connect more 145 existing rail trails, greenways, and other multi-use paths in one contiguous trail.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023
  • YouTube has since picked up the 10-episode TikTok doc, repackaging the reels as one contiguous documentary which bowed on the platform Jan. 18.
    — Malina Saval, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The loss of the phumdi has been fixed to some degree by pinning them down with poles, which in turn gather nutrients from the lakebed and stick to the larger contiguous floating meadow.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Over the next 30 years, sea levels are expected to rise by about 11 inches in coastal areas along the contiguous U.S., or even higher in some regions.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The partial solar eclipse is expected to be visible in the 48 contiguous states as well as Alaska.
    — Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Once completed, this recreational trail that follows the route of the historic Monon Railroad will be 62.3 miles – the longest contiguous multi-use trail in the state.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The things are displayed in two contiguous spaces, one arranged like Didion’s living room in her New York apartment.
    — Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2022

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