shallower
Example Sentences
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That study also found evidence that the slab was shallower offshore than earlier estimates suggested.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
This supports a developing idea that early animals may have first appeared in offshore, deep marine environments before gradually spreading into shallower coastal waters.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
However, small growers often have shallower wells that are more vulnerable to going dry when water levels drop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The pace of construction on buildings with five or more units dropped roughly 42% in May from April, while single-family units decreased by a shallower 1.9%.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
I scream a prayer inside me and plunge for a little lump of land groping itself into the shallower waters.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
