How to Use calcareous in a Sentence

calcareous

adjective

• Soils here are mostly calcareous with varying amounts of loam, clay and sand mixed in.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
• From the calcareous soils of the Kristy Vineyard in Monterey County, the aromatic white wine is juicy and bright, with citrus and stone fruit flavors.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2018
• It was covered in red and orange corals and calcareous marine algae.
  — Nick Romeo, National Geographic, 11 July 2016
• It was covered in red and orange corals and calcareous marine algae.
  — Nick Romeo, National Geographic, 11 July 2016
• The process began 265 million years ago with the calcareous sponges, algae, and lime-rich mud that formed the underwater reef in the Permian Sea that once covered this region.
  — Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2022
• What is left is transparent tissue that reveals their calcareous bones.
  — Vogue, 30 Nov. 2021
• Anemones and calcareous tube worms retract their tentacles.
  — Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News, 8 July 2017
• Some oaks are better-adapted to short-term soil sogginess, while others are resilient during drought; some need acid soils while others can grow in calcareous (higher pH) soils.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022
• Each embryo is immersed in nutritious fluids and encased in a leathery calcareous shell.
  — Gabe Andrews, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022
• These soils consist of rocky calcareous clay, rich in calcium carbonate and poor in organic matter.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• Once the pipe hit bottom, a drill plunged down to 75 meters into pelagic clay and calcareous nannofossil ooze at multiple different sites.
  — Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2021
• Like your average wood-eating shipworm, L. abatanica also secretes a chalky substance that forms what’s called a calcareous burrow lining.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2019
• Bryozoans, considered a canary in the coal mine for magnesium-abundant marine animals with calcareous skeletons, thrive in California kelp forests.
  — Walter Ko, sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2017
• For a truly exclusive experience, the Cave Lounge’s underground calcareous limestone cavern allows access to the owners’ expansive library of wines.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024