wells

Example Sentences

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Resuming shipping and restarting oil wells could take some time, especially in countries with older oil fields such as Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Shutting in wells in a hurry can damage them, or make the restart process too difficult.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

For generations, they’ve been free to take water from wells on their own land without reporting to it the state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Last year, for the first time since 1964, the UK did not begin drilling any exploration wells while 29 were started in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A love for these animals wells up in me suddenly, a flash flood, and there it is, solid as an obelisk and viscous as water.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen