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

Some patients are given a choice: have the tooth removed on the NHS or have specialist root canal work to save it, but only if they are prepared to go private, she says.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Root canal infections can allow bacteria to enter the bloodstream.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Unlike cargo moving from the Atlantic Basin or the Middle East, Alaska LNG doesn’t transit through the Panama Canal and thus doesn’t face canal congestion, water-level restrictions or geopolitical turmoil during passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

She looked like something that had been dredged out of the canal.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz