like water

Example Sentences

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“They sort of brushed it off, like water off the back of a duck.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

"We will elect someone who can improve the local community ... things like water and repairing the streets," said Manar Salman, an English teacher in Jericho.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 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

Oscar-frontrunner Jessie Buckley has said acting is "like water to me" as she spoke about how passion for her craft helped her overcome an eating disorder and depression as a teenager.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Tears spring from her dry eyes like water from the rock in the desert.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein