rivulets
Example Sentences
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His uniform and scalp were lined with glistening rivulets of oil, water, soot and sweat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
At Domingo Albacete's olive farm soil erosion has left rivulets of rubble and stone.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 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
During the annual monsoon, rivulets of water run down the streets and into the swollen Bagmati River.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
The tears ran down through the cobwebs and dust that covered his face, making little rivulets.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
