lagoon

Example Sentences

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The crescent-shaped Venetian lagoon glows in shades of turquoise, revealing the network of islands that form the floating city of Venice along the Adriatic coast.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 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

A rusting cargo ship now lies stranded on a sandbank in the blue lagoon, where only a handful of fishing boats float around.

From Barron's • 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

The Witchlings broke through the lagoon to the other side, and they were officially out of the Cursed Forest.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega