rapids

Example Sentences

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There are world-class rapids where Olympian kayakers train and islands with boating and swimming clubs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The tourist was kayaking with a group in the south-west of Tasmania when his leg got stuck between rocks in an area of rapids on Friday afternoon.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2024

As on all rapids rides, the turbulent river, buoyed by narrow chutes, moves in an unpredictable fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

These beady-eyed amphibians can be found on the banks of noisy streams throughout China, where the rapids would drown out ordinary croaks and chirps.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 11, 2024

There was no way the raft would have stopped in the rapids.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen