brown water
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The emptying of the reservoirs has released vast amounts of sediment that had accumulated behind the dams, sending pulses of turbid brown water into the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
They are looking out at the brown water - you cannot imagine why they are here, but it is going to get very exciting.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2024
In the Renacimiento neighborhood, residents padded through streets flooded with murky brown water as high as ankle-level, and lamented the lack of aid.
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2023
On Wednesday, under constant rain in Chilpancingo, Guerrero’s capital, firefighters waded through brown water, while the authorities shined flashlights on splintered buildings.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
He screamed something without words and flung the papers and paints into the dirty brown water.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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