with silt

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

Indicates that silt is the substance involved in an action, such as blocking or filling something.

siltPREPOSITION + silt

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Examples (10)

  • The canal was eventually blocked with silt after years of neglect.
  • After the flood receded, the riverbed was covered with a thick layer of silt.
  • The delicate ecosystem of the estuary is threatened by the increasing amount of silt carried with the river.
  • Divers discovered the ancient pottery embedded with fine silt from the seabed.
  • The construction project was delayed because the foundation was filled with silt.
  • Farmers rely on the nutrient-rich silt deposited with the annual floods.
  • The dredging operation aimed to remove the accumulated silt with specialized equipment.
  • He described the murky water, clouded with silt stirred up by the storm.
  • The old well was unusable, its shaft clogged with silt and debris.
  • Marine biologists are studying how pollutants adhere with silt particles in coastal waters.