When sailors sighted a whale at sea, several whaleboats were lowered into the water from the much larger whaling ship.

VOA: special.2011.06.29

When the flowers came, Paul put them in water and then he took a long,hot bath.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Sometimes I feel like a fish out of water when I go to a party and everyone but me is doing the latest dance.

VOA: special.2011.04.10

"We put out some vegetables for Santa Claus and a glass of water, and then when we woke up there was a note from Santa Claus."

VOA: special.2009.12.21

Imagine a swimmer in water over his head You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

Adobe becomes a sticky mud when it is mixed with water.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

When you put a small seedling in, the roots are not deep enough to go into that water reservoir, so we need to bring the water up to the plant."

VOA: special.2011.06.14

"They're fine all day at school, they come home, they get a drink of water, and that's when they got sick.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

The Okefenokee seems primeval. It was formed when waters from an ancient ocean receded and a mammoth sandbar blocked most of the water flow to the sea.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Both subjects are high priority for Seoul. Six South Koreans drowned last month when the North suddenly released water from a dam, flooding camping areas in the South.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

When you touch boiling water, for example,get a cut, or even exercise too much, a special receptor on the neuron is activated, sending a signal to the brain - that hurts!.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

But in 2008 life changed for about 55 families in Penjaringan when the international aid organization Mercy Corps installed a separate tank and ran water lines to households able to pay the $20 start-up fee.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04