rivulets
Example Sentences
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At Domingo Albacete's olive farm soil erosion has left rivulets of rubble and stone.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023
As the rain poured down Sunday, sending rivulets of water cascading into her driveway, Zacarias said she was more worried about her work hours.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023
In summers, Sonam would take his goats to the plains near Phobrang, where they ate grass on the banks of small, glacier-fed rivulets, he recalled.
From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2023
There were downed tree limbs, debris and rivulets of water in the streets of Orlando, which experienced significant flooding six weeks ago from Hurricane Ian.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
The rain drummed on the high windows, and the floodlights, shining through the glass, cast a pattern on the walls as if dark rivulets of water were streaming down them from ceiling to floor.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
