shoals
Example Sentences
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But based on oral arguments, I think this may be yet another case that crashed into the shoals of Alabama’s terrible lawyering.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
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
Rocks and Rising States Ledge and the shoals of Eagle Island on the south; on the north, Bowditch Ledge.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
