rivulet
Example Sentences
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Then there is the foreground, filled with plush growth, a meandering rivulet and—in the left-hand corner, in contrast to the natural wonders above—a man-made carved Meso-American stone pillar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"Is that rivulet a defined, discrete conveyance?" pondered Prows.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022
Down the concrete artery the team members drove that Wednesday morning, crossing the foul rivulet that ran down the channel, sidestepping the flotsam of broken bottles, cigarette butts and other litter when they stepped out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
I felt a rivulet of rain run down my neck.
From Slate ● May 21, 2020
The thin rivulet of a tear fell quietly down her pale cheekbone, disappearing into the darkness.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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