basin

Example Sentences

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Sixty miles from Julian, I turn onto Bannister Road and bump north along a gravel track for three miles into the basin, to a parking lot 164 feet below sea level.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Nasa said its image marked "the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Even Apollo astronauts didn't see the Orientale basin completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The area that "the UK has access to is a very mature, depleted basin," Tessa Khan, an environmental lawyer, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

I pour water into a basin and take it to the bedroom to rinse my face.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar