shallower

Example Sentences

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It only makes economic sense in certain places, primarily the western part of the U.S., where hot rock can be found in shallower surfaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“The case is still there to cut rates, but the cycle will be shallower or postponed,” Larose says.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

For more nimble investors, commodity prices may find longer-term support and experience shallower pullbacks as supply disruptions encourage countries to stockpile strategic materials.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

This process involves slow, circulating movement within the ice caused by temperature differences between deeper and shallower layers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

For weeks it hadn’t rained and the river looked a bit slower, a mite shallower.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig