Sentence examples for a dike from inspiring English sources

Now, something like a dike has been breached.

A dike protects a village downstream from Hamburg.

The highway essentially acts as a dike, keeping the saltwater from moving past it.

A dike will circle Oxbow and the surrounding towns in hopes of protecting them.

Her family, displaced by flooding, lives in a shabby tent on a dike.

"When a dike is breached, it is a very technical issue," he said.

"We're trying to build a dike of words," Mr. Pronk responded.

Koch said the average cost of erecting a dike is about $35 million per mile.

"A tiny ant hole can ruin a dike," the mayor of her unnamed city says.

A multifunction dike in Rotterdam that serves as both a dike and commercial shopping area.

We need basically a dike across the valley there to keep downtown Providence from being overwhelmed.