dust bowl

Examples of dust bowl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps irony, like water for the swimming pool, is a resource that dries up seasonally in these parts, leaving only a dust bowl of surly resentment and some tatty deckchairs behind. Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023 The research is also concerning for Californians, who have seen their state ravaged by record-setting wildfires and drought that turned thousands of acres of farmland into dust bowls. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023 He was born in the dust bowl town of Dodge City, Kan., one year into the Great Depression in 1930. Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023 There's these dust bowls, there's a hurricane that basically wipes out the entire East Coast. Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 19 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for dust bowl 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'dust bowl.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Thesaurus Entries Near dust bowl

Cite this Entry

“Dust bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowl. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on dust bowl

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!