nullahs

plural of nullah

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The researchers found that these urban gullies have so far spread across 26 Congolese cities, stretching more than 435 miles (700 km), with some individual channels measuring tens of meters deep.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Long drives over deep gullies and big ponds come often, and accuracy is always in play.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Ring of Fire surrounds much of the Pacific Ocean and is home to numerous oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and fault systems.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Recent studies show microplastics contaminating even the deepest ocean trenches, over 10,000 meters deep.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Michael Anderson, executive director of the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, said with results from Senjem in hand, landowners will be able to take action to stop sediment from ravines on their properties.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Every year in the early fall, along the riverbanks and ravines of the Southeast coast, pawpaws begin to show up in the understory.
    Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mosquitoes need water to breed, so limit standing water around your home by cleaning gutters and downspouts, removing leaves from low-lying areas and draining dishes under flower pots after rainstorms.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Zone 1 — which extends 30 feet from a building — requires property owners to do things such as clear dead plants, grass as well as leaves and pine needles from yards, roofs and gutters; trim overhanging branches; and keep a 10-foot gap between trees.
    Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Flash flooding will be particular concern in burn scars, slot canyons and urban areas, according to the weather service.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Apart from the gorges and cliffs, the area features beautiful waterfalls and rock shelters.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Gates of Lodore trip, as it’s known, will cover 44 miles through three dramatic gorges—Lodore, Whirlpool, and Split Mountain—and two dozen mostly mild rapids in this remote, geologic wonderland along the Colorado-Utah border.
    John Briley, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Nullahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nullahs. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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