low-lying
Example Sentences
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Tule fog forms when heat escapes from the ground on clear, calm nights, and moisture in the air condenses into a low-lying mist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
"Any low-lying fields are completely submerged," Gilbert - who farms near Kintore in Aberdeenshire - told BBC Scotland News.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
The service warns of minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, as well as minor mudslides and debris flows, especially near steep terrain and recent burn scars.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026
Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.
From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025
The few low-lying clouds were moving quickly across it—as if heading home themselves before it got too dark.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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