brown water
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Footage shows brown water rushing over rocks and past trees, as rescue workers in red boats drive by flooded homes.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025
In Dover and Lithia, small communities about 20 miles inland from Tampa, rescue teams plunged into murky brown water to save seniors and families trapped in flooded homes as the Alafia River swelled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 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 straddled one of these, and paddled his hot feet in the cool brown water; and there he too suddenly fell asleep with his back against the tree.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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