trench

Example Sentences

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Winds are slowly blowing sand into the 75-mile trench meant to hold a bullet train, while once-bustling worker camps have turned to ghost towns, one former employee said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

You can kind of trench your mind into what you must do.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

However, let me whip out my beige trench coat and magnifying glass as I tell you: My investigation did uncover some interesting questions about the origins of this salmon.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

But a Tuareg man in a black trench coat approached Sereno's team on a motorcycle, claiming to know where "big bones" lay.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

There are at least four more batteries of nine-inch guns to the right of the farm, and behind the poplars they have put in trench mortars.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque