Examples of lake in a Sentence
Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
July water clarity decreased by nearly 0.6 meters in the lakes studied from 1995 to 2021.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
And, because the lake is so big, there’s only water as far as the eye can see, not unlike an ocean view.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
The last time the lake was drained was from 1986 to 1988.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
The spears and other tools were carved from spruce, larch, and pine, species that grew many kilometers away from the lake and combined hardness with elasticity.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024
Largemouth do much better as a whole in clear and/or stained lakes with abundant shallow cover, such as vegetation, docks, or brush.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
More than 70 samples were collected, and test results showed no additional remediation was needed under the bridge, the lake or downstream in the Salt River.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
What persists are factors involving long-term drought, like shortages in groundwater and low stream and lake levels.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
So, businesses intent on deploying a successful AI strategy must make the quality and scope of their data lake the highest priority.
—Ingram Micro, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
That’s simply how things spread these days—leaping from one social media network to the next like some kind of aquatic disease jumping from lake to lake on the backs of an invasive species.
—Matt Novak, Forbes, 16 July 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English, Anglo-French, & Latin; Old English lacu stream, pool, from Latin lacus lake, pool, pit & Anglo-French lac pit, from Latin lacus; akin to Old English lagu sea, Greek lakkos pond
Noun (2)
French laque lac, from Old Occitan laca, from Arabic lakk — more at lacquer
Noun (1)
12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1903, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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