bayou

Example Sentences

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The bayou battle breaks new ground: It marks a rare instance where an electric utility has been allowed to cut off customers through a regulatory process called abandonment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Based in Houma, in the heart of the Louisiana bayou, they began enjoying increased prices for their catch last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

As various musical styles ebb and flow into one another, this fictional bayou feels fully alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024

At the end of May, dusk yawns deep over the bayou, spinning orange-pink gold across summer-green front lawns, softening the day-bleached glare of pearlshell gravel roads.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

She didn't even look into the bayou when they'd go out with Gran to gather sacred water for conjure work.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton