water at the mouth
Example Sentences
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On a recent sweltering weekday morning, environmental scientist Rosi Dagit waded into the murky water at the mouth of the Los Angeles River.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
Soon the dogs, expecting a meal, would start to water at the mouth at sound of the bell.
From Time Magazine Archive
The squadron passed through several narrow passages, and then came to a broad expanse of water at the mouth of the Drammen River.
From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver
These dogs are sent into the water at the mouth of a narrow creek or a small bay, where they bark and flounder about until the fish are frightened into the shallows.
From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport
In this river of Mares, the ships had room to swing, having seven or eight fathoms water at the mouth, and five within.
