black water
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Jo shows me a plastic bottle full of brownish black water that she gathered during heavy rain the day before.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024
As she splashes the black water on the bags and scrubs them with her feet, she remembers fondly how as a child she used to swim here.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
The last time she turned on the shower, black water rose from the tile floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Most extinction announcements sink like a stone in black water, disappearing without making a ripple.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2021
She was young and tall, dressed in white and silver, with a net of silver crowning her hair that fell straight down like a fall of black water.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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