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
Put a piece of fresh bait back in the hole, fastening with a small stick, and set the trap in the water at the mouth of the hole.
From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Kreps, Elmer Harry
It consisted of ten different houses, which were built on tall and stout poles out in the water at the mouth of the river, about six to ten metres from the shore.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882
Just hitch up the dogs, crack a whip, and yell 'Mush on!' and he'll get the snow-shoe itch, and water at the mouth for hardship.'
From Pardners by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
