shallow

Example Sentences

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Instead, a significant portion dissolves in the upper ocean, a process known as "shallow dissolution."

From Science Daily

In no time, I was in unfamiliar territory: The sun rose over spoonbills and egrets standing in shallow water as a lone kayaker navigated fields of marsh grass.

From The Wall Street Journal

As we hiked the short distance from Pacific Coast Highway on the rocky switchback trail, she caught glimpses of the sculpted sea stacks rising 50 meters from the sand and shallow waters.

From Los Angeles Times

It may be a thrill show and a shallow endorphin rush, but the one thing that it isn’t is journalism, which we still happily criticize.

From Salon

There were many more fish traps in the shallows, and it looked like a different place altogether.

From Literature