How to Use basin in a Sentence

basin

noun
  • Experts predict at least one more tropical cyclone could form in the Atlantic basin this year.
    Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Davies hopes to apply the same algorithm to chart bais across the entire Congo basin—the second-largest rainforest in the world.
    Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
  • That pressure places Milton in some pretty rare air in terms of strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The sea had teemed with life, including extensive coral reefs and warm-water fishes, but the basin now grew almost uninhabitable.
    science.org, 25 Sep. 2024
  • This is one of the last remaining freshwater marshes in the upper Santa Cruz River basin.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Reshape and Air-Dry Remove the backpack from the basin and roll it up in a clean, absorbent towel, gently pressing to push out water.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
  • But 100 years ago, Wyoming signed onto a deal to divide the water that flows through the Colorado River basin among seven states.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Still, this is momentous, historic, and exciting for Frankie and Molli Myers and all the tribal members in the basin.
    Bykayna Whitworth and Alyssa Pone, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • In 2018, the company leaked hundreds of gallons of hydrofluoric acid into a nearby river basin.
    Tommy Greene, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The unusually heavy rains flooded several towns in Maguindanao and outlying provinces in a mountainous region with marshy plains, which become like a catch basin in a downpour.
    Jim Gomez, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2022
  • States across the Mississippi River basin are experiencing drought more commonly found in the arid Southwest.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The drone took off with a whir and flew to the far side of the basin.
    Anna Canny, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • In the first clip, Wren was held over the basin as his full head of hair was washed.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In the first clip, Wren is held over the basin as his full head of hair gets washed.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Sit lighter-weight pots in a basin of water and let the water wick to the top.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
  • And recharge basins such as the one on Lebow’s land aren’t the only way to sink water.
    Erica Gies, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Don't forget to spray inside the basin of the sink as well as the faucet and handles.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2024
  • But the basin may be down to its last few years of extractable water.
    Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The city also would get 5.76 acres along the north shore of the lagoon’s outer basin.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Clear trash and debris from storm drains and catch basins along your block.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The basin is shared between Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria.
    Time, 19 Jan. 2023
  • So when the glacier is great enough to lift the glacier, the water escapes the basin and flows downstream, Jacobs said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • No land sat lower than this basin, the terminus of the Tule, Kaweah, Kings and Kern rivers.
    Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The 405 Freeway is the main artery linking the western part of the valley to the Los Angeles basin.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • At the top of the list is Khyber Pakhtunkhwa basin in Pakistan, north of Islamabad.
    Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • That refers to the five basins where water can be hauled to areas within an AMA.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
  • There haven’t been any hurricanes so far in the Atlantic basin in 2023.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 24 June 2023
  • Others found their way to the basin as adults, fell in love with the country sunsets and never left.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • Just a few isolated briny ponds were left in the landlocked basin.
    science.org, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The nearby wash basins are worse: no water and human feces on the floor.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023

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