earthen

Example Sentences

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In response to the floods, the worst in 30 years, authorities were on the alert, reinforcing earthen barriers and preparing to evacuate if needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

He kept saying that our soy sauce couldn’t be made without this storehouse, its earthen walls, earthen floors and wooden vats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Using a rich, bold palette, he depicted Islamic astronomers, philosophers, and desert wanderers with the same kinetic lines that defined his Indian art, but in warmer, earthen ochres reflecting the Gulf's landscape.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025

She withdrew, taking the dream-Mary with her, until she found herself in the house again, cross-legged on the earthen floor, with Mary’s eyes glittering as they looked at her.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman