The region of Matabeleland, of which Matabeleland North is a part of, is characterized by generally inhospitable land when compared to other parts of Zimbabwe.

Where there were no paddies there were heavy undergrowth, narrow trails, high grass, abrupt slopes, and generally inhospitable terrain.

The human natives of Amtor are a generally inhospitable lot, often trying to murder Napier, kidnap his princess, or both.

"To be a friend of the Everglades is not necessarily to spend time wandering around out there ... It's too buggy, too wet, too generally inhospitable", she wrote.

It's volcanically active, radioactive, oxygen-poor and generally inhospitable to living organisms, but it is stated in Final Draft that animal-like voices are sometimes heard from there.

In a generally inhospitable job market, they see medicine as a surer way of earning an income.

Despite mountainous terrain and a generally inhospitable climate, Shānxī was long a coveted square on the chessboard.

It is generally inhospitable to questions perceived as tendentious or argumentative.

None of these men was a revolutionary by European standards, but their collective record is remarkable, considering that it was accomplished in a context that was generally inhospitable to art.

It can be found in serpentine soils, which are generally inhospitable to most plants, as well as in slate, sand, clay, and gravel soils.