Examples of rivulet in a Sentence
small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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Hot stones are added, one by one, as the air inside gets heavier, the heat searing the nose and the throat, the sweat starting in rivulets that turn into streams as the smell gets more intense, the heartbeat swells, the mind races.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
The elaborate network of rainfall, rivulets of ditches, and control structures became a sort of language for Van Lent.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
The elaborate network of rainfall, rivulets of ditches, and control structures became a sort of language for Van Lent.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
The expanse of a cookie, its crumbly craters and molten rivulets, is a playground for the pastry chef.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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rivulet
noun
riv·u·let
ˈriv-(y)ə-lət 
: a small stream
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