“Located around the semiartificial Lake Pichola, it's an oasis in the desert state of Rajasthan.”

“I was going through a painful divorce and my work was a welcome oasis away from my personal turmoil.”

“It was most unlike the soft earth of the oasis, and her first running steps jarred her knees and hurt her bare feet.”

“Villages of mud huts dot the hillsides and oases of green amid the barren wilderness provide sanctuary for its denizens.”

“Every town must have oases of greenery where children can run and play and other leisure activities can take place.”

“The biological oases are open waters, called polynyas, where blooming plankton support the local food chain.”