dike

Example Sentences

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To suggest the Dutch are clueless about combat is like suggesting they don’t know how to build a dike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

“And when you were up on the rock, then every crystal, crack, and ripple was endowed with indissoluble, life-saving importance, each dike and chickenhead inalienably itself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The organization will run out of money for dike maintenance in Bentiu by February, after months of some of the most severe flooding in years.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

The dike surpassed expectations, leading to an increase of over 10 feet in water levels after seven months.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

“Dat’s right too. Look, Ah got uh job uh work. Help clearin’ up things in general, and then dey goin’ build dat dike sho nuff.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston