wild water

Example Sentences

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On the lake, a farmer in a small, basket-shaped boat harvests wild water vegetables, scooping them up with his hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

It certainly has a lot to offer: a 180-mile-long coast whittled with spectacular ports like the walled towns of Budva and Kotor, immense valleys and dawdling rivers seasoned with wild water chestnuts.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2013

Stuart said the same approach could be applied to a variety of species in Asia, including the wild water buffalo, several types of primates and the gaur, the world's largest cattle.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2010

In the small powerboat he’d hired, Bud Schlesinger rode the wild water, scouring the chaos all around with his eyes, and trying to calm the fears of the owner.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

And at last he made out something dark among the waves, a long way off across what had been sand and now was wild water.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin