brackishness

Example Sentences

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But over time it became clear that the new city’s brackishness was a problem.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 19, 2017

One offered that she appreciates how its brackishness, which discourages pounding, works as a moderation mechanism, a check against going out too hard too fast: “It's kind of my wedding drink.”

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2013

Canua is a small country town, eighteen c. from Agra, W. by S. around which very good indigo is made, owing to the strength of the soil and brackishness of the water.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert

My predecessor declares that the brackishness of its produce has stood in the way of its reputation for holiness.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

He walked some distance by this stream, in order to get some water which might be free from brackishness, and then, with very little trouble, he crossed it.

From Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter by Stockton, Frank Richard