shallow

Example Sentences

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Where water becomes too deep, the manual advises drivers to return to more shallow water or dry land.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Researchers found that people adapted by following seasonal rivers and fishing in shallow waterholes during long dry periods.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

"We work in staggered timing... doing our work in early mornings and after sunset," said 42-year-old Babulal Narayan, who rakes the salt as brine water dries in shallow pools.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

On both sides of the street, the sidewalk rises and falls, uprooted and cracked by shallow roots because over many decades, the trees were not properly maintained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

There are two plastic frogs shooting water from their mouths, a miniature playground rising from the shallow water, and a padlocked fence separating the kid area from the actual lake.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller