canal

Example Sentences

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It was created by a break in a canal carrying water from the Colorado River in the early 1900s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

HPV causes cells in the anal canal to grow abnormally and form tumours.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Root canal infections can allow bacteria to enter the bloodstream.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Carriers such as Maersk and France’s CMA CGM had begun sending limited services through the canal with protection from European Union navies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The trashman turned them down another canal, then another, picking up more baskets of rotting garbage before returning to the wide highway of traffic on the river.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat