Straits in a sentence

By the London Straits Convention of 1841, they affirmed Ottoman control over the straits and forbade any power, including Russia, to send warships through the straits.

Indonesia to Malaysia coastline along Melaka Straits: The Malacca Straits is a key smuggling route for pangolins.

Or you can just say, for example, “Alexa, play Dire Straits,” and she’ll answer back, “Shuffling songs by Dire Straits from Prime Music,” and you’ll get a nice selection that’ll play for an hour or so.

As well as obvious environmental concerns, the Straits bisect the city of Istanbul with over 14 million people living on its shores; maritime incidents in the Straits therefore pose a considerable risk to public safety.

In May 1967, Nasser closed the Straits of Tiran to passage of Israeli ships. citation Israel considered the closure of the straits deadly serious, and prepared their armed forces to attack.

Near the Danish straits the salinity is close to that of the Kattegat, but still not fully oceanic, because the saltiest water that passes the straits is already mixed with considerable amounts of outflow water.

The Company established a group of trading settlements centred on the Straits of Malacca called the Straits Settlements in 1826 to protect its trade route to China and to combat local piracy.

Aber Falls produces a range of gins and whiskies which are distilled, matured, and bottled at a site located between the foothills of the Snowdonian mountains and the Menai straits.

According to New Straits Times, the remains of the dead man belonged to a family in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.

Arguably the most talked-about movie of 2019, director Bong Joon-ho hit it out of the park with this black comedy thriller about a poor family in South Korea who, in an attempt to improve their dire straits, hatch a seemingly clever plan.

Europe’s Ryder Cup captain in 2021, he was presented with the challenge of trying to mastermind another famous away victory at Whistling Straits.

Even when he was in dire straits, he still managed to praise Hashem.

For some that means picking up a pair of knitting needles, for others it’s diving shipwrecks in the Straits of Mackinac.

He said this in response to a question from The New Straits Times Press group managing editor Datuk Ahmad Zaini Kamaruzzaman on whether PH would still need Umno to face the 16th general election as support for the latter was seen to be declining.

However, this agreement laid the groundwork for the Lausanne Agreement, which will determine the map of the new Türkiye in the coming years, and the Montreux Agreement, which will recognize Ankara's sovereignty over the Straits.

Huntsman claims the Mormon church is in 'dire straits' following a series of public relations disasters and whistleblower complaints.

In late March, Bering Straits Native Corporation donated 100 cases of drinking water to the city.

Intense diplomatic efforts are underway in Ankara as seeks to renew a vital agreement between and Russia, allowing Ukrainian grain to access global markets through the Turkish straits.

It’s clear that peace in the straits will depend on resolution of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Many want far more, and what better way to show how important that is than to leak information about the Ukrainians’ dire straits?