mud flat

Example Sentences

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The second car drove up onto a mud flat, and its two passengers eventually rescued.

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2023

The agency also said an area where a prehistoric crocodile crossed a mud flat appeared to have been driven over multiple times by a backhoe, causing fracturing, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

We want a new 230,000-square-foot concourse with its own Admirals Club, and so we bulldozed hangars and an office building to make room on DCA’s precious slip of mud flat.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021

Some residents fear being left with a stinking mud flat once the dam is gone, but in fact, dormant seeds quickly become trees, shrubs and grasses.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020

With the tide out, a wide mud flat lay exposed.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman