Examples of rivulet in a Sentence
small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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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.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
But rivulets of sunblock still ran down everyone’s necks.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Even after the leaks were plugged with cement, rivulets of oil persisted for months, and the oil spill’s ecological and cultural impacts lasted even longer.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Along the side of the road, a small rivulet of water flows down the road.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
But rivulets of sunblock still ran down everyone’s necks.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Even after the leaks were plugged with cement, rivulets of oil persisted for months, and the oil spill’s ecological and cultural impacts lasted even longer.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Along the side of the road, a small rivulet of water flows down the road.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Rivulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rivulet. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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rivulet
noun
riv·u·let
ˈriv-(y)ə-lət 
: a small stream
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