made of earth
Example Sentences
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When efforts to repair and rebuild homes in LA eventually get underway, it is possible some may turn to fire-resistant materials such as bricks made of earth.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025
A government worker representing the district said, “Most of the houses are made of earth, and when there are floods, the houses become like mud and they collapse.”
From NewsForKids.net • Feb. 10, 2022
Though the rains weren’t as bad, their homes made of earth were easily swept away by the waters, he said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021
These early levees, made of earth reinforced with timber, failed frequently.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019
The sounds were full with the sensation of slicing through land, the sense of forced progress, the sense that things made of steel would always win over things made of earth.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
