wall of water
Example Sentences
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Heavy rain combined with enormous snowmelt sent a wall of water surging down the Yellowstone River.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
The summer camps nestled in the valley at the time were flooded by a wall of water that swept away diving boards and cottages, including at Camp Mystic.
From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025
This is not particularly noticeable in deep sea but as the ocean floor becomes shallower close to land, the wall of water has to rise and is driven onshore by strong winds.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
The wall of water tossed furniture all about.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023
In 1928, William Mulholland’s dam collapsed, releasing a one-hundred-forty-foot wall of water and tumbling chunks of concrete as big as locomotives.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
