How to Use oasis in a Sentence

oasis

noun
  • Our brief trip to the beach was a much-needed oasis in a summer of hard work.
  • The small park is a welcome oasis amid the city's many factories.
  • The Johri offers a peaceful and stylish oasis in the bustling heart of the city.
    — Kris Fordham, CNN, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Many of the treks include an overnight in the oasis of Sangalle on the canyon floor.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Yep, this is a legit oasis in the middle of the desert.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
  • On a team that has not pitched well, he’s been an oasis.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In short, the Loews is a beachside oasis all on its own.
    — Brande Victorian, Essence, 9 June 2021
  • That year was an oasis in the larger two decades of swill, too.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The birds are not the only ones flying in to see this oasis.
    — Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
  • Throughout the Black Belt, schools have been an oasis in a food desert.
    — al, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The pool, reserved for hotel guests, sits on the 23rd floor and is a downtown oasis.
    — Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2023
  • And lucky for us, this city blooms with outdoor oases for every vibe.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Which makes his 3,000-square-foot sports grill a seafood oasis in a restaurant desert.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
  • In the middle of all the replication, there was an oasis.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • An oasis for all Robert and Eva have seen robins, doves, owls, and even hawks in and around their garden.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2023
  • Trees hug the fence line, making the pool feel like a little green oasis with lounge chairs.
    — Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • But alas, there is no oasis — no water at all, not even a small pool.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Moreno described the apartment as a gay oasis in Geneva at the time.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • South of the Tell lies the Saharan Atlas mountain range and oases.
    — Angela Dansby, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
  • The result is a shoreline that looks more desert than oasis.
    — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2021
  • His next one offers a neon oasis, with more food but no less stakes.
    — Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
  • To Haslem, Broward is the oasis, while Miami-Dade remains the pride.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The site is brimming with orange- and brown-hued decor, which is sure to upgrade the space into a bona fide oasis.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The House of Mana Up – an oasis for conscious shoppers lost in a sea of plastic lei.
    — Sarah Burchard, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • Butler sought an oasis — a place to both lose and find herself.
    — Lynell George, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Outside, there’s a backyard oasis with a pool, a kitchen, a cabana, a lounge area and a sports court.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
  • True to the name, each Casita is like a small home, designed to be your own private oasis.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The tropical oasis spans 20 hectares, just shy of 50 acres.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 July 2022
  • Holmes and Evans went to the desert oasis for moneyed bohemians.
    — Amy Chozick, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
  • But some of today’s fires are leaving fewer of these oases.
    — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023

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