noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
town
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We will then consider the state of Kucha, the largest of the oasis towns on the northern route.
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One other oasis town is currently under excavation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Masongill is a peaceful oasis undisturbed by tourists.
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The little resort is an oasis of calm on the lively island of Majorca.
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The restaurant is a little oasis in the middle of downtown Los Angeles.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A former ballroom is the charming setting for their Studio - an oasis of style and inspiration.
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He talked about the day, the road, the heat, the liquefied cheese, the children at the oasis .
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Laxford Bridge is a welcome uninhabited oasis amongst shaggy surroundings.
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Some people who manage to write their way out of the working class describe the classroom as an oasis of possibility.
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The one-acre garden at Fenton is a surprisingly large oasis of peace, bounded by high walls.
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The thought of the hotel seemed like the mirage of an oasis , something always just out of reach.
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The trio seemed like an oasis of sanity in a desert of decibels, and their severe music was warmly received.
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Whether such a process can operate on a large enough scale to produce major oasis depressions is more doubtful.