Sentence examples for silt of from inspiring English sources

In parts of China many bridges had to stand in the spongy silt of river valleys.

"Silt of prophecy" is certainly a conundrum, if not an oxymoron.

It contains also a silt of threads and fragments from the sumps of the world's washing-machines.

Viktor is a postcard from Rome, a city seen as sexist, venal, and slowly suffocating under the silt of history.

The silt of the great rivers encroaches constantly on the sea, leaving seaports of former ages dry.

Its base is sedimentary: coconut and chopped walnuts bound together by a buttery silt of cocoa and crushed graham crackers.

Erosion has stripped away the often thin soil cover and caused serious silting of streams.

Grazing is strictly controlled to prevent silting of the reservoirs and damage to slopes.

The gradual silting of the River Dee led to its decline, and by the 18th century Liverpool had outstripped it.

With the progressive silting of the river and changing patterns of trade, the town's prosperity declined.

Silting of the estuary led to the decline of the port, but the town revived in the railway age.