How to Use white water in a Sentence

white water

noun

• The canoe got caught in white water.
• The white water and white skin and white tub all glare at me.
  — Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
• Waddling to and fro is tough enough; these folks have to be able to swim through white water in them.
  — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2018
• Some start screaming, some grit their teeth and brace for white water.
  — al, 28 July 2021
• The slender, three-and-a-half-foot tall apes are searching for rushes and white water lilies.
  — Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2019
• It’s a two-hour trip to Tennessee for a run on Ocoee River white water.
  — Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 19 May 2022
• If the white water views and pastoral acres don’t entice you, perhaps the many amenities will.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2022
• Moments later there was another mighty boil of white water and Packard soared out of the ocean and flopped back down.
  — Washington Post, 14 June 2021
• The white water drops 272 feet, creating a rainbow with the mist below if the sun is shining just right.
  — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2019
• Founder Mark Paigen was a white water rafting and fly-fishing guide in Colorado.
  — Outdoor Life, 25 Jan. 2021
• The Chattahoochee’s rapids are now used for white water rafting.
  — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2023
• There is barely any type; the logo, the only discernible graphic, is a large white water drop shape.
  — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021
• The white water would tinge red from the bedrock sandstone, and ominous rumbling sounds would be heard as boulders the size of cars belched from one of the spillways into the river.
  — John D'anna, azcentral, 18 July 2019
• Josiah Mayo, one of Pàckard's crewmates, witnessed the moment when the whale spat him back out in an eruption of bubbling white water.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2021
• The Irish surfer and filmmaker Kevin Smith, perched on a narrow promontory over the ocean, pointed at a spray of white water some 500 feet below at the northern end of the cliffs.
  — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2019
• To make the jelly, a popular, earthy-tasting dish in Korea, Nelson strains the acorn grits through a cheesecloth or nut-milk bag and collects the milky white water in a bowl.
  — Vanessa Hua, Outside Online, 7 Feb. 2021
• Our boat strained at its anchor line as a nearby torrent of white water poured into Seseganaga Lake.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2022
• Boiled down, the issue was whether a white water expert or a Hispanic businessman should represent the South Side on the board.
  — Greg Jefferson, ExpressNews.com, 27 Nov. 2020
• The stretchy, comfy bathing suit provides enough movement and support for white water rafting or a full day of water slides at your hotel pool.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2023
• The mill sits hard on the banks of the Wisconsin River, white water churning at its feet and white plumes billowing overhead from its tallest stack, about 28 stories up.
  — Peter Kendall, Washington Post, 30 July 2020
• Pink and white water lilies dot its surface, and paperbark forests, pandanus and fresh water mangroves line its shores.
  — Smithsonian, 7 Apr. 2017
• The design of the property plays off the natural beauty of the area, known for its world class world-class hiking and biking trails, white water rafting and canyoneering.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 17 Nov. 2022
• Whether this is white water rafting, camping, meeting new people, or building a new skill.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2021
• There’s kayaking, white water rafting and rock climbing.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2021
• The pair goes rock climbing in Breckenridge, white water rafting in Durango, and kayaking in Brainard Lake.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2022
• As the sun came up, Gamble stood on a platform above the spillway, which for two days had been sending an elegant arc of white water into the river below.
  — John D'anna, azcentral, 18 July 2019
• There's terrific food and drinks, a fun firepit for s'mores and campfire tales, and a concierge to book excursions into the park for hiking, fishing, white water rafting, and Jeep tours.
  — Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
• The Royal Gorge area is home to a plethora of attractions including white water rafting.
  — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
• Before his death, Sanders shared peeks into his teenage life off screen, including a white water rafting trip, a day at Coachella, skydiving and his fitness journey.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
• This formula comes in 15 different shades and is designed with lotus, gardenia, white water lily, and vitamin E to soften and hydrate the lips.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024