like water
Example Sentences
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Investors target AI-adjacent power generation, “rebuild America” funds, and sustainable options like water and clean energy.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Trade is like water — it will find its way.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
The sad eyes of cows “shone like water in a deep well.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
My dream sort of leaks out like water in a paper bag.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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