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shoals

NOUN

sandbar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reef

STRONG

bank bar mass sandbank shallow

Example Sentences

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So after a rewrite, Mary Richards launches her best life from the shoals of a broken engagement instead.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Zoom out, though, and it does an impressive job of steering investors away from dangerous shoals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

At first, Carter thought he could navigate the shoals of their contradictory advice.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2024

Hope is always crashing against the shoals of disappointment.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

Where shoals rise, lapping water weakens the ice.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides