levee
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
His biggest fear would be a breach of a levee protecting the Netherlands -- "the impact would be immense", but he is confident in Dutch preparations.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
To run up the levee and gaze upon that view of downtown was something of a rite of passage for kids in the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
The levee also had the power to reveal otherwise unseen intangibles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
On the levee, there were no accommodations made for the youngest among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
He didn’t think the levee road was going to be there tomorrow morning.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
We have channelized and leveed California’s rivers and then built homes and businesses in the floodplains, exposing them to costly damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
The openings will be gated and channelized, and the channels will themselves be leveed.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
For a leveed river, monitor stage is when the water is several feet below the tops of the banks, but high enough where local officials are required to begin monitoring the river around the clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2017
Now mostly agricultural — its leveed islands interlaced by rivers, sloughs, and short channels called cuts — the delta supplies water to the state’s driest regions.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2013
A conservative estimate would place the miles of canals and leveed rivers in China, Korea and Japan equal to eight times the number represented in Fig.
From Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan by King, F. H. (Franklin Hiram)
Army Corps of Engineers also contributed by leveeing the Mississippi River to prevent flooding, which had the unintended effect of preventing wetlands from naturally regenerating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The loss of sediment from leveeing the river and saltwater intrusion caused by coastal oil and gas development are two big culprits, Keim noted.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
We can see the impact man’s activities - from leveeing the river to cutting through wetlands - can have on our natural defenses and our natural resources.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2018
The extensive leveeing of the Lower Mississippi River made the 1927 floods worse, just as all levees today carry consequences for current and future floods.
From Scientific American ● May 20, 2011
Since leveeing above, the deposit has been extremely rapid, until now we find some excellent plantations in Plaquemine.
From Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
Vocabulary lists containing levee
Warm-up, List 1
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
100 SAT Words Beginning with "J," "K," and "L"
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Mesopotamia - Introductory
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
