dike
Example Sentences
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Nigerians experience power outages so frequently they have become an accepted part of daily life - a metaphor Dike uses to question the nation's broader failures in governance and infrastructure.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Limit the damage returner Chimere Dike does, as he’s capable of breaking a big one.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025
Engineers realized a few decades ago that Hoover Dike, notoriously leaky, was in danger of collapsing once again if water levels climbed too high.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023
Dike watched the World Cup matches on TV.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2023
Aragorn rode to the Dike and watched till the king’s men were far down the Coomb.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing dike
Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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Early Civilizations of China, Lessons 1–3
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