shallow

Example Sentences

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Squid and cuttlefish live in environments ranging from deep ocean waters to shallow coastal regions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Greenpeace marine biologist Thilo Maack said they had tried to stop the whale entering a shallow bay on Poel Island, but it had done so anyway.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Perhaps the simplest solution is to explicitly require outfielders to play more shallow by drawing a line they cannot stand behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Muhar walked beside a pond at the Tejon Spreading Works, where ducks bobbed in the shallow water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The lake was shallow where she had pulled up the boat, and farther out were clusters of rocks.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer