How to Use red soil in a Sentence

red soil

noun

• The red soil outlines where trees, downed by Wallow, had lain for years.
  — Anton L. Delgado, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2021
• South Africa has been in a drought for a few years, and the red soil has frazzled into puzzle pieces.
  — Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
• The kangaroos had stripped any remaining ground cover down to bare red soil.
  — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
• The rover’s solar panels and antenna are seen unfolded, and the red soil and rocks on the Martian surface are clearly visible in the image.
  — Mike Wehner, BGR, 19 May 2021
• This time of year, Shawn Holladay is usually sitting atop a tractor, laying cotton seeds into rows of red soil on his farm here on the High Plains.
  — Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 May 2018
• Those red soils, too, are the product of Mount Konocti, which once smothered its radius with blazing, mineral-rich lava.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2018
• The cliffs were formed from a perfect mixture of hard rock and the red soil unique to Southwest Utah that allows a tire to neither stick nor slide and that transforms into a malleable clay perfect for building jumps when wet.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Oct. 2022
• Scientists are still attempting to bring samples of Mars' red soil back to Earth for further study, and human trips to Mars are still years from being feasible.
  — Lauren Kent, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019
• Before long, severe thunderstorm warnings were hoisted as the city was plunged into a menacing mass of rain, lightning and burnt-red soil.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 July 2018
• Both seasons take place in remote northwestern Australia, but while the first prominently features a sprawling ranch, the new one brings Jay to a town where turquoise waters collide with red soil.
  — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020
• Below the towering mahogany trees that blanket this lush mountainside, hidden beneath the brown-red soil, lie millions of tons of very valuable rock.
  — Stacey Knott, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
• Passengers on board get the full experience, including specialty drinks, music and amazing views of the agave plantations that contrast the red soil and the blue plant.
  — Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
• Chili-pepper bushes and green-bean vines grow in uniform rows; the fertile red soil of the valley floor is pristine and weed-free; every square inch is meticulously cultivated.
  — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
• Future space travelers could depend on Martian dirt for everything from building structures on the planet’s surface to growing plants in Mars’ dusty, red soil.
  — Chelsea Gohd, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2018
• The garden, designed by Jilayne Rickards, is a recreation of a rural Zimbabwean outdoor classroom, with rocky red soil planted with edible crops, including iron-rich beans, papaya, and banana trees.
  — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 23 May 2019
• Pair your meal with one of Meneghetti’s aromatic, mineral reds, a product of the area’s rocky red soil, or a bottle from Roxanich’s selection of long-aged natural wines, including rosé and orange varietals.
  — Matt Lardie, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2021
• Wangechi Mutu reimagines the human body and reflects on its imperilled environment, presenting collage and film works alongside two new female figure sculptures made from natural Kenyan materials including red soil, horn and shells.
  — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 5 July 2022

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024