become shallow
Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words
To change to a state of not being deep.
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- The water becomes shallow closer to the shore, making it ideal for young swimmers.
- After years of neglect, the once-deep lake became surprisingly shallow.
- Due to the lack of rainfall, the river has become dangerously shallow in some areas.
- If the sand continues to accumulate, this part of the channel will become too shallow.
- The tidal flats become extremely shallow during low tide, revealing vast expanses of mud.
- She noticed that the wading pool became even shallower after some water evaporated.
- Without regular dredging, the port entrance would quickly become too shallow for large ships.
- As the stream flows down the mountain, it generally becomes shallower and wider.
- They observed that the trench had become shallow enough to cross on foot.
- To prevent flooding, the drainage channels must not become shallow due to debris.