shallower

Example Sentences

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It only makes economic sense in certain places, primarily the western part of the U.S., where hot rock can be found in shallower surfaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“The case is still there to cut rates, but the cycle will be shallower or postponed,” Larose says.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The island's coast is close enough to deep waters, unlike the shallower coast of the mainland.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

This process involves slow, circulating movement within the ice caused by temperature differences between deeper and shallower layers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

As they went on the gully became ever shallower and the slope of its floor more gradual.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien