rapids

Example Sentences

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There are world-class rapids where Olympian kayakers train and islands with boating and swimming clubs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Boaters paddled through churning rapids, gliding past boulders and crashing through breaking waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2025

From a set of roaring rapids, comes a grand vision.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

These beady-eyed amphibians can be found on the banks of noisy streams throughout China, where the rapids would drown out ordinary croaks and chirps.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 11, 2024

But ten minutes later, when Roosevelt’s canoes came around a sharp turn, they were unexpectedly swept into another series of rapids.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple