shoals

Example Sentences

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El Niño’s name—originally El Niño de Navidad, the Christ child—comes from Peruvian fishermen, who realised far earlier that Christmas sometimes brought heat that devastated the shoals they depended on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

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

Unheeding, Ged rowed always slower, looking over his shoulder, choosing a way among channels or shoals and shallows that he alone could see.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin