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

The movie recounts how, as a cub, Mufasa was traveling with his parents when he was suddenly swept away by river rapids in a flash flood.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

"It looks like whitewater rapids outside," the 29-year-old said over the phone.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

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

She rolled through the rapids, crashed into one rock and then desperately clambered onto another.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown