brackishness

Example Sentences

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But over time it became clear that the new city’s brackishness was a problem.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 19, 2017

One offered that she appreciates how its brackishness, which discourages pounding, works as a moderation mechanism, a check against going out too hard too fast: “It's kind of my wedding drink.”

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2013

My predecessor declares that the brackishness of its produce has stood in the way of its reputation for holiness.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The water had a suspiciously transparent colour and a slight trace of brackishness, but the latter was scarcely perceptible.

From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John

Canua is a small country town, eighteen c. from Agra, W. by S. around which very good indigo is made, owing to the strength of the soil and brackishness of the water.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert