lakebed
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The nearly weeklong event takes place on a sun-blasted, nearly six-square-mile patch of a 200-mile Pleistocene-era lakebed in Nevada, and is a place of extremes, with very cold nights and hot days.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Even during the original dedication of the dam and reservoir, conditions were dry enough for grass to grow across exposed lakebed.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
One recent afternoon, he stood on a ridge above a sprawling dry lakebed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
“The playa,” a nearly six-square-mile patch on a 200-mile Pleistocene era lakebed, is what Burners call the festival zone.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2025
Getting the lakebed off the men was problematic; the hot water ran out long before the men did, and because the PX didn’t sell shaving soap, practically everyone had a brambly, dust-catching beard.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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