Example Sentences

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Once again, the sea shallowed, and fish shimmied between crags, sea urchins perched on ridges and starfish danced on the side of the island.

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2017

Instead of descending directly into the mantle, the subducting plate shallowed out and moved eastward beneath the continental plate affecting the overlying continent hundreds of miles east of the continental margin and building high mountains.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

That shows I've shallowed the path of my driver from the top to impact.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 7, 2016

“Be a good boy,” my mother said with a shallowed voice before closing the door behind her, leaving us alone.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2013

The water soon shallowed, and with a grateful heart he staggered out on a stony beach.

From Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters by Graydon, William Murray