earthen

Example Sentences

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He kept saying that our soy sauce couldn’t be made without this storehouse, its earthen walls, earthen floors and wooden vats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

According to Yale's HRL, the construction of the earthen wall is ongoing.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

However, some architects and engineers say the process for getting approval to build with earthen and so-called bio-based materials is too uncertain to recommend to clients without significant time and money to gamble with.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

My heart is cracked; no, it is broken in pieces, like an earthen bowl dropped from a great height.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein