bunker

Example Sentences

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Everyday golfers are usually thrilled—and surprised—if they are able to escape a bunker in one shot, let alone get the ball close enough to the hole for a one-putt to save par.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

With match play, players compete to win individual holes, so if you land in an unraked bunker, and need three strokes to get out of it, you simply lose that hole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The price of the bunker fuel that powers ships nearly doubled after the war broke out, peaking at $1,053 per metric tonne on March 20.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Putting the second bunker under the Denver airport made sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The air was so still that, as they climbed out of the bunker, they could hear the caw-caw-caw of some birds far off.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie