rapids
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Gingerly making his way over rapids on unstable-looking logs, fighting off predators, and dealing with other hair-raising complications, Belmont painstakingly makes progress with no prospect of anyone coming to help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The city, whose indigenous name—“the place where the fish stops”—comes from its river rapids, gave Brazil’s right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro, 79% of the vote in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“It was like whitewater rapids, like when you’re river rafting. You couldn’t stand in it; it would knock you over.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Boaters paddled through churning rapids, gliding past boulders and crashing through breaking waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
Turbulent flows, like the swirl and churn of rapids in the water, resist the plane, slowing it down and making it harder to maneuver.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
