Sentence examples for damp earth from inspiring English sources

The casual visitor will be unaware that much of the 55-acre park is built on a massive but unobtrusive steel and concrete shelf resting on 18,000 wood pilings, 50 feet tall, sunk deep into the soft, damp earth of Louisiana's Mississippi River delta.

The kind of flat, below sea-level, damp earth of the Netherlands is their least favorite environment, although I'm sure by now they have adapted.

The first sight of it and scent of damp earth instantly takes me back to a moment, decades ago, when I came in from the cold Fenway to the sight of nasturtium spilling from courtyard balconies.

Smell of damp earth and stone.

There is a smell of damp earth and green shoots.

There was a smell here of rich damp earth and awakening vegetation.

Back in gray, damp Dublin, I crashed with friends and read and wrote.

And with that, they went their separate ways into the cold, damp Washington night.

On a pitch so green and damp New Zealand should have skittled England for about 150.

An escalating dispute would also damp China's ability to tap capital markets.

Here on the island's summit, damp Atlantic winds mix with warmer breezes, resulting in a mist, which in turn nourishes the jungle forests.