How to Use salt flat in a Sentence

salt flat

noun
  • The salt flats in this region are like nowhere else on earth.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The boas weren’t far from a flock of shorebirds that nest by salt flats in the refuge.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
  • Stretches of salt flats lined its shores, where flamingos perched.
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In its place were vast salt flats that shone in the sun and crunched underfoot.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Driving on the salt flats often leaves tracks that can scar the desert for decades.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But the hardships paid off when the crew finally reached the salt flats.
    — Wired, 16 Nov. 2019
  • There are areas that are perfectly flat, like salt flats and lake beds.
    — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Dec. 2017
  • When the moon is full, the park’s salt flats take on an eerie glow, but that night the moon was just a thin crescent.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024
  • Check out the salt flats of Badwater Basin.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • An outing to Oklahoma's salt flats gives the show an epic scale.
    — Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2023
  • At the salt flat, two companies pump out brine from below the surface.
    — Ian Morse, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Today, though, dolomite forms in only a few select salt flats and lagoons.
    — Rachel Preiser, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • The moon, a waxing gibbous, shimmered through clouds onto the salt flats.
    — Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • From 282’ below sea level to over 9k’ peaks, salt flats to sand dunes.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Its vast salt flats, jagged canyons, and sweeping sand dunes seem merely designed to test human endurance.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The area is a draw for its natural wonders, including salt flats that look like a vast span of pink lakes in the right light.
    — Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Instead of water, a barren salt flat stretched behind the governor and framed the ghost of a once great lake.
    — Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Or visit the nearby salt flats, where salt has been harvested since Roman times.
    — Aileen Weintraub, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • The mild temperatures make hiking on dusty trails, rolling dunes, and salt flats comfortable.
    — Sarah L. Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The tours usually stop at several sprawling salt flats and a caldera that was active millions of years ago.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Kachi Lodge puts a cool spin on glamping, housing guests in futuristic-looking luxe domes spread across the salt flat.
    — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, 28 May 2019
  • Outside lie the vast salt flats and the attacking Imperial forces.
    — Alastair Marsh, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2019
  • Here's a photo tour of Utah's famous salt flats, with the vehicles and drivers that made history there.
    — Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 July 2024
  • After the salt flats became a source of unhealthful dust pollution, the city was ordered to control the problem.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The terrain ranges from sand dunes in the Grand Erg Oriental to rocky plateaus and seasonal salt flats.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Campbell's next target is to improve his speed at the Bonneville Speedway on the salt flats of Utah.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The Camargue, a marshy delta by the Mediterranean, features red salt flats and free-roaming white horses.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2019
  • When one beach isn’t enough, take the bike path seven miles along the San Diego bay, past the salt flats, to Coronado.
    — Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
  • For nature lovers, the nearby Camargue—known for its wild beauty, pink salt flats, and flamingos—is a must-visit.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In Rio Grande, a town on the edge of the salt flat, residents expected lithium to bring jobs and modernity.
    — Ryan Dube, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022

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