troughs

Example Sentences

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“Convoluted Line A” and “Convoluted Line B” are metal troughs set into a raised concrete platform, their winding forms charting a course that visitors must circumvent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“The tips of the waves are called ridges and the bottoms of the waves are called troughs, and so the atmosphere flows just like water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Yeti also carved out a durable double bottom just below the $30 level, matching the troughs from April and May.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

"Traditionally in adoption we've seen peaks and troughs, but I don't think we've ever seen the cost of living quite as it is at the moment," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Vivi picks stalks of ragwort that grow near the water troughs.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black