dredging

Example Sentences

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I won’t claim to know much about the topic of dredging, but of one thing I am certain: None of the candidates in the upcoming gubernatorial election will even mention water, much less dredging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Compared with other projects to increase California’s supply of freshwater, dredging is a bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The lead scientist on the research, Dr. Neil Reid, said there were solutions that could be looked at to limit any potential environmental impact from dredging.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The wreck is believed to be the dredging vessel Withern, which sank in 1926, but its identity has never been confirmed.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“Big Dub and his family were gone, and they weren’t coming back. What was the point in dredging up the past?”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson