shallows

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, the beachside felt calm as a woman was leisurely paddle boarding in the shallows while children played on the beach.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

This is the kind of art that would find a suitable home in a crypto king’s Miami mansion, and whose pretense of depth can’t conceal its wallowing in the shallows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

They frequent the shallows surrounding Friday Harbor Labs, the UW research facility located on San Juan Island.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Mothers, toddlers and lovers waded through the shallows like shore birds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

While Fflewddur held the bridles with his uninjured hand, the companions waded into the shallows.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander