small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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There were new sunspots and rivulet lines over her face, like an aerial map.—Literary Hub,
22 June 2026 His uniform and scalp were lined with glistening rivulets of oil, water, soot and sweat.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026 In this piercing account of the American Dream in tatters, the magnitude of that dimension feels appropriate, echoing the currents of betrayal, fear and death that course through the film like rivulets of blood.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026 But rivulets of sunblock still ran down everyone’s necks.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for rivulet
Word History
Etymology
Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, from Latin rivulus, diminutive of rivus stream — more at run