rapids
Example Sentences
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In a season when rock climbing, backpacking and shooting the rapids are popular, maybe our reading would benefit from going big.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
There are world-class rapids where Olympian kayakers train and islands with boating and swimming clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
About a month ago, rafters and kayakers were jetting through popular rapids here with names including Black Bottom Falls, Squashed Paddler and Fender Bender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
The roar of the Zambezi is deafening as millions of gallons of water crash over rocks and tumble down rapids.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
On the rocks of the rapids below it searchers discovered the bodies of five more, and also a long black cloak, slashed and tattered.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
