culvert

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Recent Examples of culvert Her body was later found in a culvert along a gravel road, just miles from property owned by Fravel's parents. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Rachel, a mother of five herself, was later found with savage injuries, stuffed into a culvert near the trail. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025 The printers are expected to be extremely versatile, with the army planning on using them to also build items like obstacles, protective structures, vaults, culverts, and beams. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Her body was found by a deputy in June 2023 in a culvert on a dead-end road near a property owned by Fravel's parents. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for culvert
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culvert
Noun
  • Like Hernandez, Dittman got lost and stuck in the ravine.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Corbiere slipped and then tumbled over the edge and down into a ravine.
    Khloe Quill, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Phillip, 48, went outside and hiked into the gullies to cut away brush and chaparral until there was nothing flammable left within several hundred feet of the house.
    Eli Saslow, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The avalanche ran into a gully below the drifted ridge, traveling 400 vertical feet.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
    Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The bus, with 27 passengers a driver, rolled off the road into a ditch, the Washington State Patrol said.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Some are straightforward trenches with the bottoms chopped off; some update the silhouette with asymmetrical closures; some add hoods or capes to up the visual intrigue.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Entire towns have been reduced to ruin or cut apart by trenches, in a grim callback to World War I. Now, the war in Ukraine has reached an apparent stasis.
    Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The drain could be a traditional round one or a long, thin linear model resembling a stylish street grate.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
  • However, if the issues continue to occur, even after cleaning the drain, then there might be a more pressing problem that requires professional repair.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Culvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culvert. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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