Example sentences for: dykes

How can you use “dykes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • This was the center of a thriving farming community which built dykes to reclaim marshland from the Minas Basin, grew fruit and vegetables, and raised cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry.

  • Epitome of the town’s more peaceful side, the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens south of the city center display flora representative of the region’s inhabitants: mayflower and pines for the Micmacs; iris and the vegetables the Acadians grew, with a reconstruction of their ingenious system of dykes and a typical Acadian cottage; an English rose arbor; and Victorian flower beds.

  • Self's hero, Simon Dykes, starts out as a successful but disillusioned painter living in contemporary London.

  • members chaining themselves together and women calling themselves "Vegan Dykes" marching topless.


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