How to Use subsoil in a Sentence

subsoil

noun

• Built on the edge of the city's main expressway, the mall had suffered previous subsoil slides.
  — Frank Miles, Fox News, 12 July 2018
• Natural and man-made grooves in the subsoil or bedrock hold more moisture than the undisturbed ground around them and are usually filled with richer soils.
  — The Economist, 12 July 2018
• One thing that makes the area special is the subsoil’s high proportion of limestone, great chunks of which are piled up along Vineyard Road, where some of the top wineries are located.
  — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 25 July 2017
• Some foundations penetrate a few feet into the ground at most, but there is no need to penetrate deep into the subsoil or beyond.
  — University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• Willamette Valley ponderosa pine often tolerates and roots into both clayey and rocky subsoil.
  — oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2020
• Remedy heavy clay soil, hard packed subsoil or fast-draining sand by layering on four or more inches of coarse, wood mulch or arborist chips (ground-up trees) that are 1 inch or smaller.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
• New construction should be set to stable subsoils with adequate footings to preclude uneven settling of your home's structure.
  — Duo Dickinson, courant.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• Chief Meteorologist Steve Horstmeyer said those are created when cold works downward through wet soil and subsoil.
  — Jessica Schmidt, Cincinnati.com, 16 Jan. 2018
• The rationale was that this laborious spadework brought loamy topsoil down to subsoil level to promote deep rooting, relieved soil compaction and allowed the gardener to improve both sandy and clay soils by adding compost.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 14 July 2021
• In villages, locals who previously stored meat and other perishables in cellars dug deep into the ground now must use ordinary deep freezers because of waterlogged subsoil.
  — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2021
• Sue, Indianapolis Dear Reader: In building houses, the topsoil (upper 6 inches) is often either removed or covered by subsoil.
  — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2017
• Top dressing means materials will work into the subsoil by rainfall, irrigation, and activity of subsoil organisms i.e. earthworms.
  — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 21 Feb. 2018
• The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 June 2020
• Built on the edge of the city's main expressway, the mall had suffered previous subsoil slides.
  — Frank Miles, Fox News, 12 July 2018
• Natural and man-made grooves in the subsoil or bedrock hold more moisture than the undisturbed ground around them and are usually filled with richer soils.
  — The Economist, 12 July 2018
• One thing that makes the area special is the subsoil’s high proportion of limestone, great chunks of which are piled up along Vineyard Road, where some of the top wineries are located.
  — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 25 July 2017
• Some foundations penetrate a few feet into the ground at most, but there is no need to penetrate deep into the subsoil or beyond.
  — University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• Willamette Valley ponderosa pine often tolerates and roots into both clayey and rocky subsoil.
  — oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2020
• Remedy heavy clay soil, hard packed subsoil or fast-draining sand by layering on four or more inches of coarse, wood mulch or arborist chips (ground-up trees) that are 1 inch or smaller.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021
• New construction should be set to stable subsoils with adequate footings to preclude uneven settling of your home's structure.
  — Duo Dickinson, courant.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• Chief Meteorologist Steve Horstmeyer said those are created when cold works downward through wet soil and subsoil.
  — Jessica Schmidt, Cincinnati.com, 16 Jan. 2018
• The rationale was that this laborious spadework brought loamy topsoil down to subsoil level to promote deep rooting, relieved soil compaction and allowed the gardener to improve both sandy and clay soils by adding compost.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 14 July 2021
• In villages, locals who previously stored meat and other perishables in cellars dug deep into the ground now must use ordinary deep freezers because of waterlogged subsoil.
  — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2021
• Sue, Indianapolis Dear Reader: In building houses, the topsoil (upper 6 inches) is often either removed or covered by subsoil.
  — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2017
• Top dressing means materials will work into the subsoil by rainfall, irrigation, and activity of subsoil organisms i.e. earthworms.
  — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 21 Feb. 2018
• The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 June 2020

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