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
No one knew it would lead to a "30-foot high tsunami wall of water", he said.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 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
Murakami and other city officials were trained to evacuate to the second floor, but the 40-foot wall of water that Murakami saw approaching was threatening to swallow the entire three-story structure.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025
Then the rains came, black and blinding, and forecastle and stemcastle both vanished behind a wall of water.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
