bayou

Example Sentences

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Based in Houma, in the heart of the Louisiana bayou, they began enjoying increased prices for their catch last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

As we dip into the bayou, the scene before us feels a tad mystical, all glowing fireflies with hues of blue and purple seeping through the trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024

At the end of May, dusk yawns deep over the bayou, spinning orange-pink gold across summer-green front lawns, softening the day-bleached glare of pearlshell gravel roads.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

Created by Nic Pizzolatto, “True Detective” debuted nearly a decade ago as a bayou noir starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2024

When the land next to Jenkins Creek was sold, he had to leave the bayou and sail the Lady Gin farther south, looking for another port.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French