earthen

Example Sentences

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That surfeit of water fed the typically trickling river into a torrent — overtopping and weakening the 75-year old earthen levee.

From Los Angeles Times

Mitchell said he believes that the levee breach was caused by someone intentionally cutting through the earthen barrier with machinery.

From Los Angeles Times

The set, partly projection but mostly physical, was a realistic portrayal of earthen houses crumbling under war and poverty.

From Seattle Times

Russia is deeply dug in, having transformed its side of the front into a landscape of earthen barriers, deep trenches and dense ranks of the pyramidal antitank bollards known as “dragon’s teeth.”

From Washington Post

The district could conserve by lining more of its earthen canals with concrete to keep water from seeping into the ground, and by building other infrastructure to reduce spillage.

From Los Angeles Times