freshet

Example Sentences

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River, the San Gabriel River, the streams and freshets of a hundred hills.

From Los Angeles Times

Or, they might be narratives from which I might break free, like a crab molting its shell, a seed floating on a freshet, a lizard jettisoning its tail to escape.

From New York Times

Its tiny seeds will float atop the current of a spring freshet, and, waterborne to a sandy beach, sprout within 24 hours of hitting even the barest cobble.

From Seattle Times

One recent fall day, freshets of melted snow tumbled over rock ledges and down hills, past stands of Rocky Mountain firs.

From New York Times

November also offers incredible freshwater salmon fishing, especially following a freshet triggering Puget Sound and coastal rivers back into fishing shape.

From Seattle Times