rivulet

Example Sentences

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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

Pierce the delicate noodles with fork or teeth and the prize is a warm rivulet of pureed corn, butter and fresh thyme: a rush of summer that lingers on the tongue.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2019

The insect stepped aside daintily to avoid a rivulet of sweat, for the air was hot and close in the forge.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman