puddle

“If you’re trying to compact a mud puddle, it wouldn’t really compact, right?” he said at a trailhead off of Agoura Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

If there has been rain the night before, the hawk will take a bath in a puddle on the court's roof.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

As we watched the group wander about, a female capybara waded into a mud puddle along the truck path and rolled around happily.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Now, when we approach kids crowding the sidewalk, a curbside puddle or a dog crouching to pee, I stop and extend my arm like Sir Walter Raleigh, offering Sarah the right of first passage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

I skipped over a puddle as I hustled past homes painted bright white or yellow.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

There’s sculling lingo to learn — eight seat, catching a crab, puddles, the engine room, rushing the slide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

As access reopened mid-morning, AFP saw the blackened remains of several burnt-out cars along roads near Omis, some ringed by silver puddles of metal that had melted under the intense heat of the fires.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

They believe this was connected to the wet weather and some potholes looking like puddles.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

"It's raining like crazy," said V, splashing through puddles on the giant, 360-degree stage.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

In the spring she was a skinny little thing who’d jump in puddles.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

We didn’t have a plan, just each other and the puddled roads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025

The puddled parking lot at Dor Beach is the latest arena for this battle over Israel’s founding story.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2022

As rain poured and puddled on the sideline at Ross-Ade Stadium, the Purdue mascot dared the cheerleader to jump into the water.

From Fox News ● Oct. 2, 2021

Weller said he had not eaten anything during his ordeal but sipped water puddled on rocks, using grass as a straw, Nattapat said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2021

Water dripped down their faces and puddled around their feet.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Others, fabricated from translucent amber resin that has hardened to a glossy sheen, are low and horizontal, oozing and puddling across the floor like pools of blood or toxic spills.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024

"There have been numerous local measurements and theoretical discussions regarding the effects of water puddling on ice albedo," Kaczmarowski said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2024

With water puddling on the infield dirt in various places, Ray got a pair of ground balls to end the inning.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022

“There’s plenty of puddling and stuff already,” he said, “so I just assume that we’re probably going to get a taste of what we had a couple weeks ago.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2017

It continued to come down hard, puddling around the garden.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull