white water

Example Sentences

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She said: "It's all white water running round there. It's like a river."

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023

Moves like the turtle roll or duck dive — techniques that help you push your board through the white water — can help.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

You’ll walk next to churning, frothing white water.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

The unsinkable otters laze buoyant on their backs in the pounding white water, and the seabirds hover and settle gently on the point of a rock in the gale, balancing on thin bare legs.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

Between flashes, the churning white water of the ships’ wakes was clearly visible against the black sea.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin