canal

Example Sentences

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A short walk along an irrigation canal leads to a weathered observation deck rising two stories above a patchwork of saturated flats where saltgrass, iodine bush and cattail take root.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is a natural passage, not a man-made canal running through sovereign territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was created by a break in a canal carrying water from the Colorado River in the early 1900s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It is vital that dental professionals recognize the wider impact of these root canal infections and advocate for early diagnosis and treatment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

They walked all afternoon until at last, a mile ahead, where gray and yellow smoke billowed up from surrounding fields, they saw the bridge across the Bergues-Furnes canal.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan