puddle
Example Sentences
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Early on Friday, water-pumping trucks were seen around Dubai clearing blocked roads and large puddles in the streets.
From Barron's
When she hits, she’s hilarious: An extended bit about leaving a puddle of her perspiration on a piece of gym equipment involves James Cameron developing a submersible to get to the bottom of it.
"I don't want to be taking it through big puddles of water, and I've neglected it once. I'm not going to do that again."
From BBC
“This makes every sniff of holiday activity — foot traffic, discount depth, card authorizations — disproportionately important. In a data desert, even a puddle looks like a lake.”
From MarketWatch
Damage was caused to a 500-year-old ruined castle after a visitor used part of a wall to make stepping stones across a large puddle.
From BBC
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