lagoon

Example Sentences

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Initially, “Lord of the Flies” is all childish adventure: swimming in a lagoon, climbing a mountain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

With the lagoon central to their lives, they have protested against the move to force them out of Makoko.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

These tracks were formed on the muddy edge of a lagoon around 170 million years ago and have puzzled scientists for decades.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

“When we started going, there would be 400 adult whales in the lagoon, including 100 moms and their babies,” he told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

"There was a woman with him. And you were right: They're sailing out to the lagoon."

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke