puddle

Example Sentences

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On the way to a fancy ball, his gallant attempt to guide his date past a fetid puddle ends with him splashing her “from head to foot with that filthy water.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Those roles sometimes conflict — as they did at Lake Mendocino, which dried to a mud puddle during the 2012–16 drought.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

You want something that sits up in the spoon, not something that sighs into a puddle.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

As the show began, the singer noticed a puddle at the edge of the stage that could have caused a slip hazard, so he grabbed a towel to mop it up.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

It’s easier to run on the sidewalk than on the trail, at least, but a car zooms through a puddle, splashing our legs with brown road water.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison