soft earth

Frequency: 6.26.1 per million words

Soil that is easy to dig or move.

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Examples (10)

  • After the heavy rain, the ground was soft earth, perfect for planting the new saplings.
  • The children loved squishing the soft earth between their toes.
  • Digging the foundation was easy because they were working with soft earth.
  • The badger quickly dug its burrow in the soft earth of the riverbank.
  • Archaeologists carefully removed the soft earth to uncover the delicate fossil.
  • You will need to add compost to create the soft earth that these flowers require.
  • His boots sank slightly into the soft earth as he walked through the woods.
  • A simple wooden cross marked the grave in the patch of soft earth.
  • The farmer's plough turned over clods of rich, soft earth in preparation for spring planting.
  • If the ground isn't soft earth, you'll struggle to put in the tent pegs.