soil

Example Sentences

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The surrounding landscape is made of karst, a type of sharp limestone terrain that lacks stable soil.

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 archives are brittle and faded hand-drawn field maps plus more than 150,000 soil and rock samples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

I even shoved some plant fertilizer sticks that I found buried in Mom’s shed into the soil, and still nothing.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam