as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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Recent Examples of rivulet
Surreal images from the novel that could easily have looked silly on screen—a rivulet of blood winds its way across town, from the home where a character dies to his family’s abode, for example—retain their poetic profundity.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
Steaming rivulets of milky turquoise water flowed in channels beside the roadway.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
In some places, the rivulets had merged to form streams that had to be jumped across.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Here, the body of a scrawny Jesus gushes blood, sending a rivulet of scarlet down his crucifix and onto the ground below.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
Steaming rivulets of milky turquoise water flowed in channels beside the roadway.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
In some places, the rivulets had merged to form streams that had to be jumped across.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Here, the body of a scrawny Jesus gushes blood, sending a rivulet of scarlet down his crucifix and onto the ground below.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for rivulet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivulet
Noun
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Nearly 20 homes were cut off in the town of Sutton as a local brook quickly rose from its banks and surrounded buildings, Fire Chief Kyle Seymour said.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 July 2025
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But in case the running brooks aren’t meeting your educational needs this summer, here are some suggestions for actual books to tuck into your backpack.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
Noun
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While traversing steep mountain trails and navigating undulating bent grass greens at Cliffhangers, golfers will drive carts through cascading waterfalls, cross swift flowing creeks, and wind through a cave system.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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It is situated along a creek just off California State Route 2 in Angeles National Forest.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Rivulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivulet. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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