How to Use trench in a Sentence

trench

1 of 2 noun
  • Pair them with a nerdy-chic sweater, brogues, and a trench.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
  • In a slate-gray trench over a turtleneck!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a trench between the—oh hey, look!
    — Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • It should have been called swamp or something like that…trench.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Try adding a sweeping trench or pea coat and opt for knee-high boots.
    — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The trench, strapless top, and wide-leg trousers felt cool and sleek.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2023
  • So of course the brand’s Garbo trench had to make my list.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The baby wore a trench and specs, slipped back into the crowd.
    — Laura Kolbe, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • An off-white trench and leather loafers keep the palette polished.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Here, white jeans are paired with a crisp T-shirt, off-white trench, and cream purse.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Dig down 6 inches or so to create a small trench for your path.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Here, a roomy trench meets wide-leg jeans, flat sneakers, and a baby tee.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 May 2026
  • Dig a shallow 4-inch-deep trench from the rod back toward the tree.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Experiment with a black trench to take your look from day to night.
    — Samantha Brash, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Up the wow factor with a cropped trench that’s dialed up to 11.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Every yard of trench was claimed on Thursday as soon as it was turned over.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Rocky, meanwhile, wore a camel trench over a gray tee, along with black jeans and combat boots.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • This trench might be the statement collar final boss.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And this cropped trench is ideal for any last-minute spring and summer getaways.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Macy wears a trench, and beneath it, a sheer negligee.
    — Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
  • Last year’s staff brought in just four defensive trench players.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The actor has spent three days in these trenches, soaked in blood and sweat of his own making.
    — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • While many of us have a classic trench coat in our wardrobes, Meghan made the case for a trench dress.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Bright and bold is the name of the game with this trench, perfect for day-to-night excursions.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Dig a trench that is about 12 inches deep and loosen the soil, setting it to the side.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Dig a trench 4 inches deep if your soil is heavy and 6 inches deep if your soil is light.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Make a slight mound down the center of each trench and spread the roots of your asparagus crowns over this.
    — oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Abelen was shot in the head while attempting to withdraw from the trench.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Throw on your trench, pick a great nail shape, and let the chocolate be the accessory.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Pair it with sheer brown tights and knee-high boots for peak fall energy, then throw a wool trench on top when temps drop.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025

trench

2 of 2 verb
  • Still in the plan is the suggestion to trench the downtown railroad tracks.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • It's trenched, so there are no grade crossings, no road intersections.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The next morning mulchers and bulldozers trench the ancestral grounds to make way for a gas pipeline.
    — Anna Badkhen, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
  • For those not in the know, a hazel hoe is used to trench and clear the area, while a sawyer is a person trained to down limbs and trees during wildfires.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The machine made quick work, trenching to a point where the sands shifted from Kalahari red to a more subtle brown.
    — Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Train employees on how to recognize and avoid trenching hazards.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2024
  • For example, the opening look anchored a beige suit and trench with a colossal pink gradient scarf and a bright orange fuzzy clutch.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022
  • And for extra elevation, make The Frankie Shop’s camel trench the final touch.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Although a few big names still remain on the board, the time has come for teams to re-trench, re-assess and figure out if any of the players left can fill some of their needs.
    — J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Google Fiber crews have been completing some micro trenching work to install high speed fiber lines throughout Lakeway.
    — Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In the first part, the park district will trench along the edge of the trail and add a fabric barrier system to ensure tree roots don’t impact the trail, a news release said.
    — chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2020
  • There are a number of ways to divert excess water away from flower beds, like trenching, extending gutters, or installing a rain barrel.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And yet, canonically speaking, there are still multiple Death Star trenches.
    — James Hibberd, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • In a lawsuit four alleged that trenching under roads would spread contaminated groundwater.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Haphazardly established in the 1960s, the massive garbage pile was never trenched or lined, and no one knows what might be leaking from the dump into the ground.
    — New York Times, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The accordion-like device in front of him is a sampler designed to dig, scrape, and trench the lunar surface, and to hold material while a camera on the robotic spacecraft photographed it.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2015
  • The project will require trenching under the pathway and Dish’s agreement with the city is to restore any disturbed areas from the routing to existing conditions or better.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Snip off any lower leaves and try a trenching technique where plants are laid on their side rather than into a deep horizontal hole—this will encourage vertical root growth and result in stronger higher-producing plants.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 21 May 2024
  • Much of the infrastructure is still going in – electrical, water, fiber-optic cables – all being excavated and trenched from Eleuthera’s limestone crust.
    — Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2024
  • In severe winter regions, for example, delays in permitting or routing could push a project into a freeze period when trenching or boring becomes impossible.
    — Katherine Latham, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • One way the new law will enhance street safety is by requiring higher-quality resurfacing after trenching and tighter time limits for temporary asphalt patches, which often sink and make streets uneven.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
    — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Brindle Site Services, which had done trenching work for 28 years, knew methods to protect employees inside trenches but failed to use them, state regulators concluded.
    — Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
  • These technologies have the potential to revolutionize city planning and civil engineering for physical infrastructure from bridges, roads and sewers to trenching fiber lines.
    — John Lockhart, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Gas lines will be relocated starting July 20 and the earth retention contractor will mobilize on the site and begin trenching the week of July 24.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2017
  • He is believed to remain at large in the vast warren of tunnels trenched beneath Gaza, moving frequently and possibly surrounded by hostages as human shields, US officials believe.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
  • That idea also is being studied for Carlsbad, where a recent study estimated the cost of trenching at a minimum of $224 million, but with long-term economic benefits in the billions.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The 2023 street preservation law requires higher-quality resurfacing after trenching and tighter time limits for temporary asphalt patches, which often sink and make streets uneven.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Over the years, human remains have been found nearby, most recently those of five individuals uncovered during trenching work last year on another project immediately across Fourth Street.
    — Tom Lochner, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2017
  • The law also requires companies to complete repairs more quickly and to do comprehensive asphalt overlays more frequently, instead of the less aggressive slurry seal fixes now typically required after trenching.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2023

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