moist earth

Frequency: 6.16.0 per million words

Slightly wet soil.

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Examples (10)

  • The seeds will sprout quickly in the warm, moist earth.
  • After the rain, the smell of moist earth filled the air.
  • He knelt down and scooped up a handful of dark, moist earth.
  • The forest floor was covered with a soft layer of leaves and moist earth.
  • The bulldozer easily pushed aside the moist earth to clear the site.
  • Worms wriggled through the moist earth after the downpour.
  • Planting a garden requires turning over the soil until you have loose, moist earth ready for the seedlings.
  • Her bare feet sank slightly into the cool, moist earth of the riverbank.
  • The experiment measured water retention in samples of moist earth.
  • By morning, the dew will have settled, leaving the ground covered in moist earth.