How to Use moat in a Sentence

moat

noun

• When the hole is full, make a moat around the stem or trunk.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
• When the hole is full, make a moat — around the stem or trunk.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
• The crabs would fall into the moat and Gabler was able to spear them with a stick.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2023
• When the hole is full, make a shallow moat around the stem or trunk.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
• That includes four acres of grounds and a moat-like pond.
  — Neal J. Leitereg and Lauren Beale, latimes.com, 23 Sep. 2017
• That’s fine, up to a point and depending on where the moat comes from.
  — Walter Frick, Quartz, 2 May 2022
• The moat is around 65 feet wide and fills a pit in front of three walls, the tallest of which rises some 40 feet.
  — Cody Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2023
• The wrap-around moat catches the overfill, but my mess was too much for it.
  — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2018
• Make a small moat of soapy water around the legs of the picnic table.
  — Melanie Mannarino, Redbook, 18 June 2010
• The real plaza is a half-circle ringed by a moat with four bridges.
  — Griffin Shea, CNN, 4 May 2022
• The creek around [the property], it’s like a little moat.
  — Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 8 July 2022
• Think of it like putting a drawbridge over a moat instead of a two-lane road.
  — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 27 Oct. 2021
• Records show that at one time, the Hall was even surrounded by a moat.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2022
• To check in, an ancient bridge takes you over the scenic moat and into the front courtyard.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
• Except for a few corpses that bobbed sluggishly in the moat, most of the dead had been buried.
  — Esquire, 24 June 2016
• In the shot, Roberts could be seen sitting on a bench with her arm around her son, who looked out over the moat.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
• But the moat may not have been established fast enough.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2022
• The three of them make a sandcastle, complete with bridges and moats.
  — Shaila Kapoor, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
• Reindeer can fly over trees, seas, and moats—you'll find your next clue in the pocket of your coat.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 11 Sep. 2019
• Or choose to sit by the fire pit that just so happens to come surround by its own moat.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2022
• There's a broad moat beyond and green pastures in the distance.
  — Rosemary McClure, latimes.com, 8 Oct. 2017
• The mansion is styled to look like a British castle — and, yes, the pool resembles a moat (sort of).
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
• Meghan couldn't curtsy backwards across the moat fast enough.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2020
• Data had been misused, but moats and walls had not been breached.
  — Nicholas Thompson and Fred Vogelstein, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2018
• The girl writes of the prince and princess living in that castle, which is surrounded by a deep moat.
  — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
• Het Steen is still surrounded by a moat, which is crossed via a stone bridge.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Mar. 2018
• Poison Ruin is a truly great punk band, but the force field is a moat.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• Of course, there’s no moat or fence around a place like Urbana-Champaign — or Iowa City.
  — Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2021
• Instead, Gabler used himself as live bait and dug a six-inch moat around his body.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2023
• Finally, the 15 acres of grounds include a meadow surrounded by apple and beech trees, the moat around the fortified house, and a pond.
  — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024