water at the mouth

Example Sentences

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On a recent sweltering weekday morning, environmental scientist Rosi Dagit waded into the murky water at the mouth of the Los Angeles River.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024

Soon the dogs, expecting a meal, would start to water at the mouth at sound of the bell.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both species are exceedingly numerous throughout the Amazons and its larger tributaries, but they are nowhere more plentiful than in the shoaly water at the mouth of the Tocantins, especially in the dry season.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter

Just hitch up the dogs, crack a whip, and yell 'Mush on!' and he'll get the snow-shoe itch, and water at the mouth for hardship.'

From Pardners by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

Put a piece of fresh bait back in the hole, fastening with a small stick, and set the trap in the water at the mouth of the hole.

From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Kreps, Elmer Harry