white water

Example Sentences

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The river — a popular spot for white water rafting around this time of the year — is fast-moving and dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

What unfolds after the ramp-drop is dynamic disorder - a confused kaleidoscope of brightly coloured boats powered by paddles brandished frantically, tearing through unforgiving white water.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

The unsinkable otters laze buoyant on their backs in the pounding white water, and the seabirds hover and settle gently on the point of a rock in the gale, balancing on thin bare legs.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

The first thing that popped to the bubbling white water was half of his broken board.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2021

It crashes forward with white water before it pools and calms down and becomes a river again.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness