on the map

Example Sentences

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I said, “I just want to put Houston on the map with comedy.”

From Los Angeles Times

"El Salvador is now on the map as an event venue," Tourism Minister Morena Valdez declared.

From Barron's

Acknowledging the staggering loss of life Ukraine has endured, Zelensky said: "We have every right to say: we have defended our independence, we have not lost our statehood. Ukraine exists not just on the map."

From BBC

The city was put on the map by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who came in the early 1960s for the filming of “The Night of the Iguana.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Residents, looking for ways to put their town back on the map, had a flash of inspiration when they saw a group of tourists having fun during a snowball fight and thought: what if this children's game could save the town?

From Barron's