water hole
Example Sentences
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Panting after chasing the impala now in its jaws, a leopard drags its prey to a shady spot beside a water hole.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
They'll go down to a water hole, they'll see a turtle or a tortoise close to the water, and they won't step on it.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2023
The danger led them to reduce farming activities and access to a water hole that had been used for cattle, a crucial part of the livelihoods of many South Sudanese.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
A second water hole, from the 1820s, was also discovered during excavations at the town's 19th Century infirmary.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2021
The water hole was now almost as large as the holes he had dug back at Camp Green Lake.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
