plural oases
ō-ˈā-ˌsēz 
1
: a fertile or green area in an arid region (such as a desert)
The caravan stopped to rest at an oasis.
2
: something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast
The small park is a welcome oasis amid the city's many factories.
Examples of oasis in a Sentence
The small park is a welcome oasis amid the city's many factories.
Our brief trip to the beach was a much-needed oasis in a summer of hard work.
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An area rug is a low-lift way to completely transform your space into a warm and welcoming oasis.
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Indeed, my room was something of an oasis from the people watching in the Living Room, a small sitting area on the second floor, and at La Boca restaurant, the only two public spaces that were open to me during my brief stay.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
After seven years of operating City Limits as a roving food truck, Robbie Robinson set down roots in West Columbia in 2023 and created a sprawling barbecue oasis.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
There was a time, in its salad days, when Coachella felt like the American answer to Glastonbury; an oasis for music nerds that was a far cry from city festivals like Lollapalooza; a chance to live out an American Western fantasy soundtracked by Mastodon and Jay Z.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Indeed, my room was something of an oasis from the people watching in the Living Room, a small sitting area on the second floor, and at La Boca restaurant, the only two public spaces that were open to me during my brief stay.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
After seven years of operating City Limits as a roving food truck, Robbie Robinson set down roots in West Columbia in 2023 and created a sprawling barbecue oasis.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
There was a time, in its salad days, when Coachella felt like the American answer to Glastonbury; an oasis for music nerds that was a far cry from city festivals like Lollapalooza; a chance to live out an American Western fantasy soundtracked by Mastodon and Jay Z.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oasis
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“Oasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oasis. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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