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rivulet

[riv-yuh-lit] / ˈrɪv yə lɪt /


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Drying vents affixed to massive undulating columns blast air until every rivulet of water disappears.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

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

Down the concrete artery the team members drove that Wednesday morning, crossing the foul rivulet that ran down the channel, sidestepping the flotsam of broken bottles, cigarette butts and other litter when they stepped out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2021

I felt a rivulet of rain run down my neck.

From Slate • May 21, 2020

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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