lakebed
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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As the lake shrinks, wind blowing across the exposed lakebed kicks up toxic dust left by years of agriculture chemicals and metals washing into the lake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The research was prompted by the appearance of circular mounds on the dried lakebed in Farmington Bay over recent years.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 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
The water from the holes in the lakebed could be collected only in tiny amounts.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
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