Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunk fence
Noun
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In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025 -
Behind a privacy fence made with artificial-brick panels, a drainage ditch runs along one side of the property.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Zion’s still pondering his next move when a body floats by him in the hotel moat.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Spending alone isn’t a business model For years, the assumption in tech has been simple: that spending is a moat, and profitability will follow.—
Edwin Olson,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some are straightforward trenches with the bottoms chopped off; some update the silhouette with asymmetrical closures; some add hoods or capes to up the visual intrigue.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
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Entire towns have been reduced to ruin or cut apart by trenches, in a grim callback to World War I. Now, the war in Ukraine has reached an apparent stasis.—
Mick Ryan,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For homeowners, advice includes ensuring lawns are cut short, overhanging branches are trimmed back, and gutters are cleared of leaves.—
Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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The presence of Hardaway, who was traded to the Pistons this offseason for Quentin Grimes, has been significant in Detroit’s climb out of the NBA gutter.—
Hunter Patterson,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Sunk fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunk%20fence. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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