troughlike

Example Sentences

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At Oliver Nurseries, the alpines and plants that favor troughlike conditions are a small part of the vast offerings, as they have been since the nursery opened nearly 60 years ago.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

“The Hunt”: A bummer, plunks along in narcotized, subterranean fashion, recalling the more troughlike passages of Big Star’s Sister Lovers.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2012

The Japanese maglev sits in a low, troughlike guideway, paved with two rows of metal boxes containing aluminum coils.

From Time Magazine Archive

Toiling through sand ankle-deep, the traveler plods across the edge of the plains, through troughlike valleys, and up the wooded slope of the Mesa de los Jumanos.

From The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama by Day, Edmund

One of these is a long, wooden, troughlike box which extends across the room near the ceiling and is accessible by means of steps and a platform at one end.

From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith