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Recent Examples of culvertThe remote area of the Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses thousands of acres and includes sinkholes, caves, culverts, creeks and rivers.—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024 The closure is for water main construction and replacing the culvert that brings water from the Seventh Avenue Creek under Riverside Avenue with a larger one, the city said, to reduce flooding from the creek.—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025 Replacement of culvert located just northwest of Route 37/Jersey Mill Road intersection.—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025 There should be more written about the fish culverts.—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for culvert
Phillip, 48, went outside and hiked into the gullies to cut away brush and chaparral until there was nothing flammable left within several hundred feet of the house.
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Eli Saslow,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
The avalanche ran into a gully below the drifted ridge, traveling 400 vertical feet.
Some are straightforward trenches with the bottoms chopped off; some update the silhouette with asymmetrical closures; some add hoods or capes to up the visual intrigue.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
Entire towns have been reduced to ruin or cut apart by trenches, in a grim callback to World War I.
Now, the war in Ukraine has reached an apparent stasis.
The drain could be a traditional round one or a long, thin linear model resembling a stylish street grate.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
However, if the issues continue to occur, even after cleaning the drain, then there might be a more pressing problem that requires professional repair.
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Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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