Example Sentences

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"The big new idea here is that tsunamis may be a significant mechanism by which pathogens spread from oceans and estuarial rivers onto land and then eventually to wildlife and humans," said Dr Casadevall.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2019

One element of resi gana — and here, in a fascinating estuarial swirl of cultures, was where the norms of a progressive educational institution met Bali’s uniquely animistic strain of Hinduism — involves animal sacrifice.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2017

And the leatherback turtle, one of the few natural predators of the adult sea nettle, doesn’t live in the estuarial waters that the stinging jellyfish favor.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2016

Ian Gregson detects "a Hull signature – that conviction that estuarial mud contains epiphanic hints of transcendence".

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2010

The bulk of estuarial silt comes down the main river from the upper Basin.

From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.