basin

Example Sentences

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I dip my hands into the basin and scoop water onto my face.

From Literature

Companies active in America’s prolific shale basins have risen too, of course, but almost all by less.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The affected area is of exceptional ecological value, with fragile deep-sea ecosystems and some of the highest biodiversity in the Mediterranean basin."

From Barron's

In the Permian basin of New Mexico and west Texas, for example, producers can more quickly and economically ramp up extraction of light crude oil trapped in shale rock.

From Los Angeles Times

"As we modify natural systems, we can expect changes in how sediment is stored in river basins and along coastlines and continental shelves," Professor Kirkland said.

From Science Daily