dammed
Example Sentences
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These lakes are prone to failing because they are precariously dammed by walls made of frozen earth, rocks and ice created by the movement of a glacier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Scientists have warned that Himalayan glaciers are melting because of climate change and creating glacial lakes, often dammed by loose rock and debris, which makes them unstable and prone to bursting their banks.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024
A creek had been dammed, creating ponds that slowed the flow of water so the surrounding earth had more time to sop it up.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
It is dammed by a massive ridge of rubble that the glacier piled up over thousands of years.
From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024
The Musengezi used to flow into the Zambezi River until the Portuguese dammed it up.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
