How to Use impoundment in a Sentence

impoundment

noun

• But Hess said the man couldn't have known how far to move it to avoid impoundment.
  — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2018
• These ponds, or impoundments, can be hundreds of acres in size and hold millions of tons of coal ash.
  — Dennis Pillion, AL.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• The impoundment, which will be a secure site monitored around the clock, will not be open to the public.
  — David Anderson, The Aegis, 12 June 2017
• Adult largemouth bass in a 17-acre impoundment were fished for a summer and marked each time they were caught.
  — Hal Schramm, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2020
• When a dike burst on a six-story tall impoundment in Kingston in 2008, the problem could no longer be ignored.
  — Travis Loller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2019
• The 120-acre impoundment of the San Francisco River sits 3 miles east of town, ringed by forests and wetlands.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2020
• Finer waste is held in a watery impoundment out of sight in this photo.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2022
• Laschet said that of the 13 locations where the waterdog was known to reside, two are now in impoundments.
  — Anna Beahm, AL.com, 2 Jan. 2018
• The dogs were released back into his care after the court found issues with the city's impoundment order.
  — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2023
• One exception would be when looking for a bend in the upper end of a creek arm on an older impoundment.
  — Mark Hicks, Field & Stream, 9 June 2020
• The county sold the acreage to Maryland American in 2015 to develop the impoundment.
  — David Anderson, The Aegis, 13 July 2017
• There have also been major spills into rivers when earthen dams that hold back the impoundments have failed.
  — Dennis Pillion, AL.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• Nixon’s path to controlling Congress was through the impoundment process.
  — David Herzig, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• Some sites feature massive piles or impoundments of mine waste known as tailings.
  — Matthew Brown, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
• Grassi also criticized the impoundment rules in the new law.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
• But the Trump administration already has played around the edges of impoundment.
  — David Weigel, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2018
• The Scoop: Located northeast of town, this Boise River impoundment offers great fishing for the trolling crowd.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 7 Mar. 2018
• To escape the looming impoundment, the ship, carrying at least 300 people, changed course to Bimini in the Bahamas.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2022
• Grayish colored waste and a blue impoundment pond of the active waste site are clearly visible.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2022
• Gun owners who fail to comply will be subject to firearm impoundment and fines, according to the ordinance.
  — Omar Abdel-Baqui, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022
• Floating docks are often suspended over depths of 20 to 40 feet in this vertical impoundment, and that kind of depth can hold striped bass as well as spots and largemouths.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 18 July 2021
• This impoundment along the Chippewa River has 200 islands, some of which are open to primitive camping.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2021
• Another amendment authorizes a fee of up to $500 to get the vehicle out of impoundment.
  — Linda Girardi, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2021
• The visitor center also provides access to hiking trails that loop around impoundments in the marsh.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2018
• The impoundment rules are modeled after a similar crackdown in Orange, a city near Anaheim that had been dealing with the same kind of scofflaw vendors for years.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
• For some reason, the big Alabama impoundment had decided to play tough.
  — Steve Price, Field & Stream, 24 June 2020
• The dam’s impoundment flooded 16 natural lakes in the area, creating a massive flowage that is now a prime spot for boating, fishing and wildlife viewing.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2017
• The mine waste would be excavated from the Church Rock Mine site and placed in a repository to be constructed on top of the existing mill tailings impoundment at the mill site.
  — Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
• This photograph shows an outlet pipe from a phosphate waste impoundment in Lakeland, Florida; the waste forms a stream that joins the water table.
  — Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
• Senate Bill 1533, which would impose higher fines and a statewide seven day impoundment for vehicles, is awaiting passage in the House.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2021

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024