levee

Example Sentences

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His biggest fear would be a breach of a levee protecting the Netherlands -- "the impact would be immense", but he is confident in Dutch preparations.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

But now that Stewart has landed at USC, glimpses of his extraordinary talent are already showing and the same questions are coming to mind that Alexander wondered back on the levee.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

They called it Mecca, and every week, they came to the same stretch of levee next to an abandoned warehouse where Mardi Gras floats were once built.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

A levee system constructed to divert storm waters away from New Orleans burst in multiple places, sending floodwaters pouring into residential areas, the cause of most of the lives lost.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Later in the day the men rested on a dirt levee between rice fields.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin