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

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

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

Meanwhile, in Texas, Discovery Land Company's upcoming residential Austin Surf Club is centred around a vast man-made surf lagoon.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

With that word the heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight and the lagoon attacked them with a blinding effulgence.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding