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rivulet

[riv-yuh-lit] / ˈrɪv jə 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

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

He returns home, triangle cap atop his mop of raven hair, an elegant scar running down the side of his face, looking as if he had cried a rivulet of chocolate milk.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2015

The thin rivulet of a tear fell quietly down her pale cheekbone, disappearing into the darkness.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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