How to Use moat in a Sentence
moat
noun
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When the hole is full, make a moat around the stem or trunk.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Oct. 2020
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When the hole is full, make a moat — around the stem or trunk.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Oct. 2021
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The crabs would fall into the moat and Gabler was able to spear them with a stick.
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Mallory Arnold,
Outside Online,
17 Feb. 2023
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When the hole is full, make a shallow moat around the stem or trunk.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2023
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That includes four acres of grounds and a moat-like pond.
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Neal J. Leitereg and Lauren Beale,
latimes.com,
23 Sep. 2017
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That’s fine, up to a point and depending on where the moat comes from.
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Walter Frick,
Quartz,
2 May 2022
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The moat is around 65 feet wide and fills a pit in front of three walls, the tallest of which rises some 40 feet.
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Cody Cassidy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2023
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The wrap-around moat catches the overfill, but my mess was too much for it.
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Maude Campbell,
Popular Mechanics,
13 Nov. 2018
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Make a small moat of soapy water around the legs of the picnic table.
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Melanie Mannarino,
Redbook,
18 June 2010
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The real plaza is a half-circle ringed by a moat with four bridges.
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Griffin Shea,
CNN,
4 May 2022
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The creek around [the property], it’s like a little moat.
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Kathy Orton,
Washington Post,
8 July 2022
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Think of it like putting a drawbridge over a moat instead of a two-lane road.
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Lily Hay Newman,
Wired,
27 Oct. 2021
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Records show that at one time, the Hall was even surrounded by a moat.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2022
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To check in, an ancient bridge takes you over the scenic moat and into the front courtyard.
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Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2021
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Except for a few corpses that bobbed sluggishly in the moat, most of the dead had been buried.
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Esquire,
24 June 2016
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In the shot, Roberts could be seen sitting on a bench with her arm around her son, who looked out over the moat.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
10 July 2024
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But the moat may not have been established fast enough.
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Grady McGregor,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2022
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The three of them make a sandcastle, complete with bridges and moats.
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Shaila Kapoor,
latimes.com,
25 June 2018
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Reindeer can fly over trees, seas, and moats—you'll find your next clue in the pocket of your coat.
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Elizabeth Gulino,
House Beautiful,
11 Sep. 2019
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Or choose to sit by the fire pit that just so happens to come surround by its own moat.
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Dana Givens,
Robb Report,
16 Dec. 2022
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There's a broad moat beyond and green pastures in the distance.
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Rosemary McClure,
latimes.com,
8 Oct. 2017
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The mansion is styled to look like a British castle — and, yes, the pool resembles a moat (sort of).
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Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2022
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Meghan couldn't curtsy backwards across the moat fast enough.
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Raven Smith,
Vogue,
20 Aug. 2020
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Data had been misused, but moats and walls had not been breached.
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Nicholas Thompson and Fred Vogelstein,
WIRED,
20 Mar. 2018
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The girl writes of the prince and princess living in that castle, which is surrounded by a deep moat.
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Mark Curnutte,
Cincinnati.com,
27 June 2018
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Het Steen is still surrounded by a moat, which is crossed via a stone bridge.
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Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian,
2 Mar. 2018
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Poison Ruin is a truly great punk band, but the force field is a moat.
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Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
17 May 2023
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Of course, there’s no moat or fence around a place like Urbana-Champaign — or Iowa City.
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Doug George,
chicagotribune.com,
8 Mar. 2021
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Instead, Gabler used himself as live bait and dug a six-inch moat around his body.
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Mallory Arnold,
Outside Online,
17 Feb. 2023
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The sandwich swims in a moat of spicy tomato sauce and overflowing with juicy carnitas and beans.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Sep. 2024
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