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

The Great Hall is 220 feet of floor-to-ceiling glass walls with mountain and forest views, and the Istken Hall is circular, with a domed earthen roof covered with living, native plants.

From Seattle Times

The Freeman House doesn’t stand on the land so much as it emerges from the hillside like an earthen temple.

From Los Angeles Times