Explore Dustbowl through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dustbowl meaning
- An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
- The central region of the United States during the 1930s.
- The 1930s period.
Using Dustbowl
- The main meaning on this page is: An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry. | The central region of the United States during the 1930s. | The 1930s period.
Context around Dustbowl
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dustbowl
- In this selection, "dustbowl" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brothers, poisonous, paleontological, revival and trilogy stand out and add context to how "dustbowl" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a paleontological dustbowl three hours and a poisonous dustbowl. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dustbowl" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dustbowl
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nestled in a paleontological dustbowl three hours north of Bogotá is Villa de Leyva. (14 words)
Major works In Dubious Battle main In 1936, Steinbeck published the first of what came to be known as his Dustbowl trilogy, which included Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. (33 words)
In just four decades, what was once one of the largest inland bodies of water on the globe has shrunk by more than two thirds – an area the size of Ireland – leaving behind a poisonous dustbowl. (36 words)
But the music is the real star of the Ossipee Valley Music Festival, and this year's lineup includes The Wood Brothers, Dustbowl Revival, Lula Wiles, The Suitcase Junket, The Lonely Heartstring Band, Twisted Pine and dozens of other acts. (40 words)
In just four decades, what was once one of the largest inland bodies of water on the globe has shrunk by more than two thirds – an area the size of Ireland – leaving behind a poisonous dustbowl. (36 words)
Major works In Dubious Battle main In 1936, Steinbeck published the first of what came to be known as his Dustbowl trilogy, which included Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. (33 words)
Example sentences (4)
But the music is the real star of the Ossipee Valley Music Festival, and this year's lineup includes The Wood Brothers, Dustbowl Revival, Lula Wiles, The Suitcase Junket, The Lonely Heartstring Band, Twisted Pine and dozens of other acts.
In just four decades, what was once one of the largest inland bodies of water on the globe has shrunk by more than two thirds – an area the size of Ireland – leaving behind a poisonous dustbowl.
Nestled in a paleontological dustbowl three hours north of Bogotá is Villa de Leyva.
Major works In Dubious Battle main In 1936, Steinbeck published the first of what came to be known as his Dustbowl trilogy, which included Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath.