brook

Example Sentences

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A man has died after he entered a flooded brook during a police chase.

From BBC

I could already hear the brook calling to me through the back door screen.

From Literature

The sound led him to a small brook, overgrown with foliage.

From Literature

Critics say Kainerugaba has brooked little opposition in the country, acting decisively against anyone perceived as a threat to his father's administration.

From BBC

But because she’s telling the worst men what they want to hear, Stuckey has created space for herself to live out the usually male role of being the pompous bully who will brook no dissent.

From Salon