Mainland has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A causeway connecting a United States island to the mainland disappears beneath the sea several times a year, thereby cutting off the town from the mainland. | |
| 2. | We took a ferry from the island to the mainland. | |
| 3. | The island is cut off far from the mainland. | |
| 4. | All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon. | |
| 5. | It is usually the islander who sees the mainland most clearly. | |
| 6. | Often, Kanji is like nonsense in Japanese because it has multiple readings, including the native and the mainland import. | |
| 7. | All students have to learn both national languages in mainland Finland. | |
| 8. | Trying to secede from the mainland, the fissiparous polities has been causing serious problems to the central authority. | |
| 9. | Portugal is made up of the mainland and the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. | |
| 10. | Tomorrow, I am coming back from Hong Kong to the mainland. |