underwater

Example Sentences

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When our researcher visited, sections of the camp were underwater after weeks of rain.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The Gofar fault is a deep underwater fracture where the Pacific and Nazca tectonic plates slide past one another at roughly 140 millimeters per year, about as fast as fingernails grow.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

About 71% of his delivery routes, he said, are financially underwater.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The NGO is hoping to plant 36 hectares of coral by 2030, which scientific director Diana Tarazona calls reviving "underwater cities."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

When you finally drop down, the trampoline mat sinking, it’s like you’re underwater.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith