rivulet
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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
We came to a rickety wooden bridge—just thick plywood laid over a concrete foundation—over Culver Creek, the winding rivulet that doubled back over and over again through the outskirts of campus.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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