soil

Example Sentences

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Over the course of several weeks, the body turns completely to soil.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

After 60 days, all that remains is a rich, fertile soil.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Smee admits he knew little about California plants and soil at first, but he says he has since become more connected to the land.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Among the archives are brittle and faded hand-drawn field maps plus more than 150,000 soil and rock samples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

All around the bur oak, about three feet out from the trunk, I dug six small holes in the soft soil.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls