How to Use lake in a Sentence

lake

noun
  • And that lake is very, very clear.
    — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Lewin said views of the lake reeled them in.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Lewin said views of the lake reeled them in.
    — Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But rock climbers are very rare calls out at the lake.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Her body was found in a lake less than a mile away.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Her body was found in a lake less than a mile away.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Do not sled on or around frozen lakes, streams or ponds.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • On a frozen lake, the wind is the catch of the day.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This time of year, frozen lakes are a part of life here.
    — Berly McCoy, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In Cameroon, there are two types of lakes.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The buildup of ice on area rivers, lakes and bays will stop.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • What happened that day at the lake?
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • His first melted at his lake house.
    — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That meant less runoff into the lake.
    — Jill Johnston, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The ram went clear across a shallow lake.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The lake will reopen in two weeks.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Night fell, and Martha came to a small black lake.
    — Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • What other lakes made the list?
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • If the weather changes, get off the lake.
    — Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • There are three distinct lakes here.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • There's a lake in the middle of the desert.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The lake may have reached a point of no return.
    — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One cyclist biked across the frozen lake.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • So we were holed up in that lake house, and that was the same week.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Ethan made it to a lake with its own dark secrets.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Before long, the lake would freeze.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Trump has pushed to restore the lake in the past.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The lake had calmed and there was only a slight breeze.
    — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But many years, the lakes are not safe to enjoy.
    — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There was only one safe place to go — out on the lake.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026

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