Sentence examples for water lap from inspiring English sources
I switched off the lights, sat awhile in the leather director's chair, hunkered forward over my knees in the chilly living room, and watched phosphorescent water lap the moonlit alabaster beach till way past high tide.
All summer, Boris watched the sun rise and the water lap the sandbank, which was covered in the empty mussel shells and decorative grasses that he had previously seen only on icons.
I look out at the leafy green trees along the shore and listen to the water lap against the boat.
Let us set the scene: A hot breakfast enjoyed top deck amid a hot-pink sunrise... or a night-time soak in a Jacuzzi as you watch the water lap at a pier lit with twinkling lights.
Other days I walked to the dock's edge, avoiding the boards that buckled with mold and rot, the water trying to claim them, and sat down on the last solid board, and let the lake water lap my feet as it lapped the shore.
The water lapped at their corners.
Water lapped gently just above its wheels.
The dirty water lapped at her chin.
Water lapping at the beach, ships out on the water.
Dull water lapped at the edges of the lake.
