watery

Example Sentences

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When Mr. Haskell turns his lens on seagrass flowers, we glimpse organisms marvelously adapted to their watery environment, petals miniaturized into “scalelike shields,” with fruit and seeds protected as if in a bathyscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The disease begins with a mild-to-moderate fever, then a cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

For brightness, add lemon zest — the aromatic lift without the watery slack.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

The modern version pairs the delicate, watery planet Earth with the harsh, huge curve of the Moon, separated by black space.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Dancing with gleeful anger, foot to foot, his snowballs so watery only the pebbles are their centers were left in a pile around his feet, he nevertheless insisted on his revenge.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich