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rivulet

[riv-yuh-lit] / ˈrɪv yə lɪt /


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"Is that rivulet a defined, discrete conveyance?" pondered Prows.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2022

Then there’s the lone tear that Denzel Washington releases as he is whipped in “Glory”: Two centuries of exploitation in a rivulet of damnation.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

I felt a rivulet of rain run down my neck.

From Slate • May 21, 2020

Menashe’s hummus is magnificent, a ring of silky, airy purée surrounding a big spoonful of chunkier, denser stuff; a green rivulet of olive oil; smears of spicy, smoky harissa and green puréed herbs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2018

A cold rivulet of fear ran down her spine.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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