How to Use lagoon in a Sentence

lagoon

noun
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  • The path leading to the steamy lagoon demonstrates that.
    — Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Here are five places to visit on your next trip to the city on the lagoon.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • At the scene, Sheriff’s deputies found the body of a 69-year-old woman at the edge of the lagoon.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
  • The skid steer was submerged 15 feet from the edge of the manure lagoon.
    — Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2023
  • At the center of the site is the 1.89-acre Revel Surf wave lagoon.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The Maldives, with its lagoons and reefs, is a heaven on earth.
    — Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • The wedding took place in front of the Rosewood Mayakoba lagoon.
    — Blake Bakkila, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
  • In the sweet images, True hung on to her mom's back as the pair took a dip in a lagoon, with a blue sky behind them.
    — Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022
  • But in 2020 Fairén got the idea to use the decades of lagoon data to learn about early lakes on Mars instead.
    — Allison Gasparini, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
  • And the fourth parcel would be 3.2 acres for a sewer pump station along the west side of railroad tracks at the shore of the lagoon.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Yes, there is too much motor traffic in the canals, but the lagoon is big enough to absorb it.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Then, relax in the heated lagoon pool or play with the kids at Puffy's Sprayground.
    — Robin Soslow, Chron, 16 Feb. 2023
  • There, a path winds among trees dripping with moss to a lagoon where sea birds perch on driftwood in the rolling fog.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The golden cownose rays eased silently through the lagoon, like fall leaves drifting down a stream.
    — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The sheltered lagoon waters stretch to the horizon and the kitesurfing conditions are perhaps the best in the world.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Joy Reynolds, who runs a ranch near the lagoon, said the stench overpowers that of her horses’ manure.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The material sitting in the ponds or lagoons, is the same as what exits the digester.
    — The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The two-story villa in question spans a little over 6,700 square feet and stands over a turquoise lagoon.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The two of them share a lagoon and are encircled by one barrier reef.
    — Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Among them is a 77-year-old woman who drowned while snorkeling in a lagoon at Poipu Beach.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The wetlands restoration will cover 5.8 acres, the last of what more than a century ago was a 44-acre coastal lagoon.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
  • But the great-power competition across the Maldives’ sky-blue lagoons has yet to reach a boil.
    — Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Amenities at the park could include a sand beach, outdoor cabanas, a surf lagoon and more.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
  • By then, the lagoon would be closed essentially year-round.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2022
  • One adult worker in the Yakima Valley drowned in a manure lagoon.
    — Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In winter, when the whales spend their time in lagoons, scientists counted more mothers with calves in 2023 than any of the past five years.
    — Amanda Zhou, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2023
  • From there, the waste courses through a network of pipes and into an enormous lagoon covered by a thick vinyl tarp.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Under the water line, a channel fitted with 16 turbines connects the lagoon to the ocean.
    — WIRED, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Megatel’s plans include a 3-acre lagoon with cabanas on the beach, a restaurant, a swim-up bar and a FlowRider for surfers, Borg said.
    — Dallas News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Dance together to the music, play volleyball, soccer, rent a kayak, and snorkel in the blue lagoon.
    — Noel Cody, Essence, 2 Aug. 2023

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