Gullies is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Gullies in a sentence
Gullies meaning
plural of gully
Using Gullies
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of gully
- In the example corpus, gullies often appears in combinations such as: and gullies, gullies in, gullies and.
Context around Gullies
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gullies
- In this selection, "gullies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, steep, drainage, erosion, blocked, creating and arches stand out and add context to how "gullies" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and 4 gullies in various and and drainage gullies and applying. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gullies" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gullies
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Along with the pitted terrain, curvilinear gullies are found in Marcia and Cornelia craters. (14 words)
Most houses in the areas affected are at the brink of submerging into the gullies. (15 words)
Canyons, gullies, arches, pinnacles, buttes, bluffs, and mesas are the common sight throughout south-central and southeast Utah. (18 words)
A spider's web of beginner, advanced and freestyle terrain covers the slopes above the main lodge, and gated access to the Clark and Heather canyons opens up a host of glades and gullies for expert riders. (37 words)
But National Highways installed added safety measures like replacing the kerb in front of the safety barrier and drainage gullies, and applying anti-skid material between the safety barrier and the bridge edge. (33 words)
The major road that leads to the communities, apart from being riddled with huge potholes and gullies, have been narrowed to single lanes due to heavy cracks caused by deep gorge. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Most houses in the areas affected are at the brink of submerging into the gullies.
A decade later there was an expansion into what had been a hike-to area on the frontside, known as the Beavers and Steep Gullies.
Any litter that goes through gullies has a negative impact on the environment - and the beautiful coastline - in North Ayrshire.
A selection of photographs showing the Strathalbyn treatment3 and 4 Gullies in various stages of construction, both before (a), during (b) and after (c &d).
But National Highways installed added safety measures like replacing the kerb in front of the safety barrier and drainage gullies, and applying anti-skid material between the safety barrier and the bridge edge.
The conditions saw drainage systems such as ditches and gullies blocked, resulting in increased flooding and damage to road surfaces.
The councillor also approved a trial of a risk based approach to cyclical drainage maintenance, which means prioritising the emptying of gullies in areas known to fill more quickly.
The ground doesn't absorb water as fast as it comes in the desert, which is why there are gullies and washouts and flooding and warning signs everywhere.
Water flowing down trail will be shunted to the side and into the woods; so, water will be “barred” from gouging out gullies in the trail center.
However, it is not yet known whether or not actions are being taken against those who block erosion gullies through waste disposal.
The major road that leads to the communities, apart from being riddled with huge potholes and gullies, have been narrowed to single lanes due to heavy cracks caused by deep gorge.
The team says that rivers continuously shifted in their gullies, creating sandbanks similar to the Rhine or rivers found in Northern Italy.
The split-level open plan accommodation is furnished with polished mountain ash floorboards and huge windows that lead to a deck overlooking beautiful fern gullies and a private bushland lake.
A spider's web of beginner, advanced and freestyle terrain covers the slopes above the main lodge, and gated access to the Clark and Heather canyons opens up a host of glades and gullies for expert riders.
It should not end up in the waste stream – in the gullies, in the drainage systems and entering on to our coasts,” he pointed out.
Within the drip gullies were the remains of daub, the common material used at the time for cladding wooden framed walls.
A large number of Middle Paleolithic flint tools were found on the surface and in side gullies that drain into the river.
Along with the pitted terrain, curvilinear gullies are found in Marcia and Cornelia craters.
Canyons, gullies, arches, pinnacles, buttes, bluffs, and mesas are the common sight throughout south-central and southeast Utah.
It was very tough going: the mountains were rocky, strewn with boulders and cut by ravines and gullies.
Common combinations with gullies
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and gullies 6×
- gullies in 4×
- gullies and 3×
- the gullies 2×