watery
Example Sentences
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Sue Salehpour’s voice still cracks and her eyes become watery when she talks about what happened to her daughter.
From Los Angeles Times
As this ancient magma ocean cooled, many scientists expected the mantle to have developed distinct chemical layers, similar to how frozen juice separates into sugary concentrate and watery ice.
From Science Daily
Beyond environmental change, the researchers link these watery origins to Sumer's cultural identity.
From Science Daily
Convenience inspires many geographical connections, including the Panama Canal, essentially a watery, 50-mile desire path between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
From Thomas Mann to Daphne du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith, Michael Dibdin and Donna Leon, novelists have been drawn to the watery labyrinth where solid ground routinely crumbles and where certainty—even identity itself—might dissolve.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
