gashes

Example Sentences

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Satellite images of Yapacana National Park in Amazonas show deep gashes in the earth, where miners have dug enormous open pits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The signs of devastation were all around us as we headed home – buildings had turned into rubble, small upturned boats sat in the middle of the streets and roads had great gashes in them.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

Weeping orange gashes oozed spores that spiraled down the harrowed bodies of the ancient giants.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023

Other required gear: a whistle, goggles, compression bandage for emergency gashes and a tether for teams.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

Lister worried about the high number of hospital patients who died after undergoing surgeries such as leg amputations or repair of deep knife gashes.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow