wall of water
Example Sentences
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And a wall of water wiping out everything in its path.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The summer camps nestled in the valley at the time were flooded by a wall of water that swept away diving boards and cottages, including at Camp Mystic.
From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025
The magic of blasting down a wall of water balanced on a few pounds of Styrofoam doesn’t typically translate to the rectangular page; too many efforts feel pompous, ponderous or preening.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
This is not particularly noticeable in deep sea but as the ocean floor becomes shallower close to land, the wall of water has to rise and is driven onshore by strong winds.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
The wind was so strong that it carried off some of the soil from the surface of the ground, and then the hurricane drove a wall of water up the Angara.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
