trench

Example Sentences

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At Neom, the planned futuristic city that called for two 1,600-foot skyscrapers running 106 miles, officials had already been quietly ratcheting back plans, leaving a gaping 75-mile trench across the desert.

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

The trench, the CIA learned, contained special communications cables to carry the latest intelligence about the Soviets' nuclear weapons program.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau