earthen

Example Sentences

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On the riverbank, local resident Ahmad Saadoun pointed at a temporary earthen bridge that collapsed.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

He kept saying that our soy sauce couldn’t be made without this storehouse, its earthen walls, earthen floors and wooden vats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025

It smells like a kitchen — earthen, dry, airy with a hint of spice and pepper.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

They raise me from an earthen grave, newborn like Lazarus.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein