brackish

Example Sentences

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"Bull sharks thrive in warm, brackish water, which most other sharks flee," she told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Genetic and physical analyses confirmed that the species belongs to the genus Diplolaimelloides, a group typically found in coastal marine and brackish waters.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Just outside the city, it is pumping brackish groundwater from wells and discharging it into the Nueces River, which flows into a water treatment plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

The surface is now home to scavengers, soldiers, mutants, and ghouls, all doing their best to survive on spoiled food, brackish water, and whatever’s left in long-abandoned vending machines.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

Their water came from a little brackish well beside the hut; their food was fish and shellfish, fresh or dried, and rockweed.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin