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
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
They constructed a 35-mile earthen berm around the city in an attempt to encircle its one million residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
According to Yale's HRL, the construction of the earthen wall is ongoing.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
And the water rose into the earthen houses and softened the walls and burst them apart and they melted down into the water and were as if they had never been.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
