Example Sentences

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Iksil, they claim, is largely a victim of Dimon and the other sharks that swim at the highest water-levels in JP Morgan’s executive offices.

From Forbes • Jan. 16, 2015

Bizaro was no engineer, but he had all the forest man's instincts of water-levels.

From Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country by Wallace, Edgar

In Al the water-levels in the tank and bell remain always at l, being higher in the tank than in the bell by a distance corresponding with the pressure produced by the bell itself.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)

Lake Barbering, where the valley divides, has a steep shore, with three distinct marks of former water-levels.

From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Landor, Edward Wilson