trough

Example Sentences

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Some rest over deep troughs or underwater mountains, while others lie across broad, flat plains.

From Science Daily

“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

The stock is attempting to stabilize after a punishing four-week slide that saw shares tumble roughly 30% from peak to trough.

From Barron's

“Jay Berry,” Daisy said, “Old Rowdy’s in pretty good shape now. I finally got him to drink some warm milk and I gave him a good cold bath in the watering trough.”

From Literature

I was so thirsty I drank water from a horse’s trough.

From Literature