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Examples of rivulet in a Sentence
small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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Qwerty harnesses the buzz of that lifestyle with a scale that borders the operatic: yearning soul melodies interrupted by anxious ad libs, voice-note recordings, and phone-notification pings, with devious melodic rivulets to link the bustling movements.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
For those left behind, grief and uncertainty swirl together, muddy rivulets in a vast tributary.
—Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Kevin’s labors can be measured in rivulets of sweat.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
Little rivulets of piano trickle through the melody, wearing out the paint.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
Pulpy yet precise, those red strokes merge form and hue as surely as any of Louis’s rivulets of poured color.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
The remains of its Hellenistic and Roman buildings lay amid rivulets and lush vegetation.
—Charlotte Higgins, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
The tide had receded, carving rivulets in the sand.
—Vivian Nereim Andrea Dicenzo, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
Water beat dirt into mud and mud into rivulets that curled and swelled around encampments.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
For those left behind, grief and uncertainty swirl together, muddy rivulets in a vast tributary.
—Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Kevin’s labors can be measured in rivulets of sweat.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
Little rivulets of piano trickle through the melody, wearing out the paint.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
Pulpy yet precise, those red strokes merge form and hue as surely as any of Louis’s rivulets of poured color.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
The remains of its Hellenistic and Roman buildings lay amid rivulets and lush vegetation.
—Charlotte Higgins, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
The tide had receded, carving rivulets in the sand.
—Vivian Nereim Andrea Dicenzo, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
Water beat dirt into mud and mud into rivulets that curled and swelled around encampments.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
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“Rivulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rivulet. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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rivulet
noun
riv·u·let
ˈriv-(y)ə-lət 
: a small stream
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