Sentence examples for claim territory from inspiring English sources

He also aspired to claim territory for France as far east as the upper regions of the Nile.

Gay Republicans, unlike pro-choice and environmentalist Republicans, aren't trying to claw their way back into the party so much as claim territory for the first time.

Many Turks maintain a profound suspicion that Kurds in Iraq and Kurds in Turkey have long wanted their own state, one that could ultimately claim territory from Turkey.

A nation can claim territory beyond the 200-mile limit, but only if it can prove that the seabed is a physical extension of its continental shelf.

Animals use acoustic signalling for many purposes — to attract and court mates, to claim territory and frighten enemies, to find prey and warn others that a predator is near.

Unacquainted Foursquare users compete to become the "mayor" of a venue, claim territory, and allow merchants to establish loyalty.

Not all P. pulcher, however, claim territories and many live in large, non-reproductive aggregates.

The waiters and the cameramen are respecting their claimed territory.

The center's stage is typically immense, its claimed territory boundless, its age range universal.

Original wallpaper might be enough to define an installation: putting up wallpaper is like claiming territory.

"There's a spirit that has overtaken our youth, claiming territory, caught up in vendettas, no jobs.