shallow

Example Sentences

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Any pullbacks in energy stocks have been shallow and short-lived, technical analysis shows, reinforcing the underlying demand and keeping the sector as a clear market leader.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The whale became stuck on a sandbank on 23 March before being rescued days later - only to swim into shallow waters on Poel Island, further down the Baltic Sea coast.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

After such an event, the landscape collapses into a broad, relatively shallow crater known as a caldera.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 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

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