dam

Example Sentences

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The new data from the Oakland-based water think tank show also that drinking water wells, pipes and dams are increasingly coming under attack.

From Los Angeles Times

“This dam is cracking. The two were becoming one, and I think it’s very exciting.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’ve been waiting for the dam to break for six years,” one Democrat in South Carolina said of Donald Trump’s indictment.

From New York Times

Humans have choked off salmon habitat with dams and culverts.

From Seattle Times

A dam on a portion of the Ohio River in Kentucky was closed after 10 of 11 barges detached from a towing vessel at around 2 a.m.

From Washington Times