oasis
Example Sentences
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A state that prohibited slavery from its founding and sustained a strong industrial economy, Ohio became an oasis for African-Americans seeking legal freedom during the slave era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The crescent Earth — our oasis holding everything we cherish, now just a speck in the infinite blackness — seemed to kiss the jagged lunar surface.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
For generations, a Saudi oasis town has been a favoured spot for stressed visitors from the nearby capital Riyadh to come and decompress.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
With the city's greatest appeal having always been its image as a stable oasis in a turbulent region, is this brand now forever threatened?
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
But during the summer, the place is an oasis.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing oasis
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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