shallow

Example Sentences

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He remembered a Boy Scout hike once where his troop had come upon a clear shallow stream.

From Literature

As the morning got hotter, they lazed in the calm shallows off Turtle Beach.

From Literature

It currently takes some companies about 25 days to drill a well in a deep, promising Permian formation known as the Barnett Shale, compared with about five to seven days in shallower rock.

From The Wall Street Journal

In July 2024, magma started accumulating in a shallow reservoir beneath Santorini, causing the island to lift slightly by a few centimeters.

From Science Daily

Is the movie just as shallow as its j’accuse of us?

From Los Angeles Times