Sentence examples for layer of sod from inspiring English sources

A thin layer of sod functions as a horizontal facade stretched over the land for the benefit of airplanes or visiting aliens.

Workers have laid a fresh layer of sod and repainted the gates of the opposition leader's house in anticipation.

A layer of sod was laid overtop the 2.5 acre Desso GrassMaster surface.

The roof was made with poles or brush, covered with prairie grass, and then sealed with a layer of sod.

To protect against invasion by rodents, insects, and snakes, the interior walls were often shaved smooth and plastered with lime, or with a mixture of local clay and sand or ashes; the lower portions of the exterior walls could also be reinforced, with planks or concrete if they were available, or with a second layer of sod to thicken them.

Remove the top layer of sod with a shovel.

Built in the style of Icelandic houses, the walls were six feet thick, two layers of sod with a layer of gravel in between for drainage.

In a Monday night game after Thanksgiving weekend against Miami, biblical rain flooded a layer of new sod to create what was called the Bog Bowl, a telegenic if not pristine game that was 17 seconds from going into overtime with a scoreless tie before the Steelers won, 3-0.

Its bunkers also share the classic British Open face: layers of stacked sod that appear rather like a bonsai version of a terraced paddy field.

The structure was covered by sticks and brush or grass, covered in turn by a heavy layer of earth or sod.

Newly seeded or sodded lawns require shallower, more frequent spritzing (also called syringing) to keep the top layer of soil damp.