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shoals

NOUN

sandbar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reef

STRONG

bank bar mass sandbank shallow

Example Sentences

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So after a rewrite, Mary Richards launches her best life from the shoals of a broken engagement instead.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Zoom out, though, and it does an impressive job of steering investors away from dangerous shoals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Calm captains of the ship of state struggle to navigate the world system’s waves and shoals.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

You wanted to be remembered as having held this institution together and steered it through the rocky shoals.

From Slate • May 28, 2024

‘Paddle! Or we shall be driven on the shoals.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien