Example Sentences

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At Oliver Nurseries, the alpines and plants that favor troughlike conditions are a small part of the vast offerings, as they have been since the nursery opened nearly 60 years ago.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

“The Hunt”: A bummer, plunks along in narcotized, subterranean fashion, recalling the more troughlike passages of Big Star’s Sister Lovers.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2012

The Japanese maglev sits in a low, troughlike guideway, paved with two rows of metal boxes containing aluminum coils.

From Time Magazine Archive

The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.

From The Young Alaskans on the Missouri by Hough, Emerson

One of these is a long, wooden, troughlike box which extends across the room near the ceiling and is accessible by means of steps and a platform at one end.

From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith