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

Near the Azores, a comparable trench system called the Terceira Rift is forming in another region where the oceanic crust is unusually thick.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Below the wall on the Abbey grass Foremole directed his crew as they dug a trench.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques