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
Steaming rivulets of milky turquoise water flowed in channels beside the roadway.
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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
There was meltwater everywhere, collecting in puddles and running in rivulets.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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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
There was meltwater everywhere, collecting in puddles and running in rivulets.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for rivulet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivulet
Noun
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Adept anglers can fly-fish for them across the varied terrain of the property’s creeks or patrol the marshy perimeters its six Class A lakes for the coveted catch, as well as fellow trout—namely rainbow, brown, and brook–that often exceed 20 inches.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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The quick video opened with footage of a rushing river and rolled to show a closeup of flowering branches, blue bells and an aerial view of a brook.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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He’s arrowed fish in freshwater, tidewater creeks, and in the saltwater near the massive Chesapeake Bay Bridge.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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The Spa The Spa is a collection of treatment tents set along a creek that lends a soundtrack to your massage, facial, or body wrap.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Rivulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivulet. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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