red earth
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She collects the red earth during nature walks around the San Gabriel Mountains area — whether the riverbed of the Arroyo Seco, or the foothills of Claremont, her hometown.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
He is examining a pile of rich red earth, dug up a few hours before by local gravediggers to make space for a coffin.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
To locate the tunnel, forces repeated an Israeli tactic used elsewhere in the strip, overturning mounds of red earth to produce a crater-like hole giving way to a small tunnel entrance.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
“It’s them that are eco-terrorists,” responded Jean-Jacques Guillet, a former mayor of three villages, watching diggers claw at the red earth on the site days later.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2022
He lives among us, in the air, the trees, the stones, the red earth.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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