tunnel

Example Sentences

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These insects can spread through complex tunnel systems, and standard contact insecticides only work if the termites physically touch the treated area.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

They discovered a tunnel from which they pulled and handcuffed two men – identified by prosecutors as father and son, Mohammad Essa and Ahmadullah.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Your 50s are a turning point. There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for big expenses like tuition and mortgages and your earning power may be peaking,” Fidelity says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Crucially, it held on to its stockpile of nearly 1,000 pounds of near weapons-grade uranium—half of it buried in caskets in a tunnel deep under its Isfahan nuclear site, according to the U.N. atomic agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

In the morning, Duane volunteered to clear the snow that blocked the girl’s tunnel entrance and all the snow that had accumulated beyond it too.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el