like water
Example Sentences
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Allow the dreams to flow like water through your body, so they don’t drown you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Investors target AI-adjacent power generation, “rebuild America” funds, and sustainable options like water and clean energy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
“They sort of brushed it off, like water off the back of a duck.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
The citrus industry adopted it early and zealously, taking to it like water, spraying it all over the ground until not one sign of non-citrus life remained.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Hot tears filled my eyes and my words sputtered out all angry and sad, like water sizzling on a hot tin pan.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
