levee

Example Sentences

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Officials could not provide a firm timeline for the completion of the levee repair, but noted that the work is already underway.

From Los Angeles Times

Their pants were still wet with mud as they limped along the darkened levee, celebrating their arrival while being ushered along by Border Patrol agents.

From New York Times

Later, Durán could be seen walking along the levee with other migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande and passed the barbed wire.

From Seattle Times

Families craved normalcy in the impoverished Merced County farm town of 4,000, which was inundated after Miles Creek burst its bank and busted through levees.

From Los Angeles Times

Robin Koda navigated the levees of her family’s rice farm with the grace of someone who has been moving among water, soil and grass her whole life.

From Los Angeles Times