soil

Example Sentences

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Any soil that does accumulate on the surface is often washed into caves, where it settles and creates pockets of suitable material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

She has a firm idea about the distinction between two very different theories of citizenship: jus soli, based on soil, and jus sanguinis, based on descent.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

After 60 days, all that remains is a rich, fertile soil.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Among the country’s top cash crops, corn requires a lot of nitrogen fertilizer, while soybean plants fix their own nitrogen in the soil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Weeds grew up everywhere, through cracks in the pavement, asphalt, and patches of dry, stony soil.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste