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

Riders journey through the bayou in search of the perfect band to perform before plunging down the attraction’s signature 50-foot drop.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 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

In all, Penix completed 29 of 38 passes and threw for 430 yards and two touchdowns, a bayou battering.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

We marched to the little dock at the south wing of the island, and prepared to get in a bayou boat.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton