Examples of rivulet in a Sentence
small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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In the early 1990s, as Illinois allowed the operation of floating gaming venues, the rivulet was considered by one developer to house a riverboat casino.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Perhaps those latent rivulets reside in machines.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Beefy yet creamy mouthful with rivulets of acidity enveloped by orange citrus.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Then there was a rare (now-deleted) Instagram carousel posted almost one year ago with a photo of Lorde leaning over a balcony in a black dress with a rivulet of white spit coming out of her mouth.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Perhaps those latent rivulets reside in machines.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Beefy yet creamy mouthful with rivulets of acidity enveloped by orange citrus.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Then there was a rare (now-deleted) Instagram carousel posted almost one year ago with a photo of Lorde leaning over a balcony in a black dress with a rivulet of white spit coming out of her mouth.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rivulet
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“Rivulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rivulet. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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rivulet
noun
riv·u·let
ˈriv-(y)ə-lət 
: a small stream
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