Usage examples for sediment
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A swift current then sweeps along the channel, while a shallow sheet of water moves slowly over the flood plain, spreading upon it a thin layer of sediment. – The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
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They are of a reddish Colour, and let fall a Sediment, or Settling, which exactly resembles Brick- dust. – Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Samuel Auguste David Tissot