dredge

Example Sentences

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For him there was too much to get excited about in the 80 minutes to come, without dredging up the past.

From BBC

Louisiana’s complicated relationship with the industry also is illustrated by lawsuits filed by coastal parishes over decades of alleged damage to wetlands from dredging canals to service oil and gas drilling.

From Washington Times

From the island’s northeastern tip, tourists watch through binoculars as dredging ships reclaim land for a new Chinese airport set to open in 2025, promising quick access to international travel for Kinmen residents.

From Washington Post

Back then, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the bay entrance, enabling more maritime traffic to cross the bar, including deep-draft vessels that hauled away logs cut from coastal forests.

From Seattle Times

It’s partly dredged, historically connecting some shallow tidal sloughs and mud flats that are rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook and other salmonid species.

From Seattle Times