rivulet

Example Sentences

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"Is that rivulet a defined, discrete conveyance?" pondered Prows.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2022

I felt a rivulet of rain run down my neck.

From Slate • May 21, 2020

Pierce the delicate noodles with fork or teeth and the prize is a warm rivulet of pureed corn, butter and fresh thyme: a rush of summer that lingers on the tongue.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2019

Menashe’s hummus is magnificent, a ring of silky, airy purée surrounding a big spoonful of chunkier, denser stuff; a green rivulet of olive oil; smears of spicy, smoky harissa and green puréed herbs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2018

We came to a rickety wooden bridge—just thick plywood laid over a concrete foundation—over Culver Creek, the winding rivulet that doubled back over and over again through the outskirts of campus.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green