Ravi

[ rah-vee ]

noun

1. a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.

Example Sentences

Dozens protested on Monday in cities across India calling for Ravi’s release and a petition started by Saldanha’s Environment Support Group calling for Ravi’s immediate release has received more than 25,000 signatures in less than 48 hours.

From Time

Activists and critics of Modi’s government say Ravi’s arrest is part of a larger crackdown on all forms of dissent in the country.

From Time

Musically and spiritually, Ravi had a huge influence on George throughout his entire life.

From The Daily Beast

But that role expanded as Ravi began supplying George with spiritual books to read as well.

From The Daily Beast

“Almost nobody I have talked to, male or female, thinks her gender or pay were significant factors,” reporter Ravi Somaiya tweets.

From The Daily Beast

First up, he got interested in Indian music and took lessons on sitar from Ravi Shankar.

From The Daily Beast

For example, the recent documentary Bully depicts harassment far worse than what Ravi did to Clementi.

From The Daily Beast

In the foreground are the two ravi—a man and a woman in awed ecstasy, with upraised arms—and the adoring shepherds.

From Project Gutenberg

Before their front stretched a tributary of the sinuous Ravi with its marshy banks.

From Project Gutenberg

The British frontier was extended from the banks of the Sutlej to those of the Ravi.

From Project Gutenberg

Fabre quaintly exclaims Jtais ravi de ce savoir assassin; jtais ddommag de mon piderme rti au soleil!

From Project Gutenberg

The third verse can be put,—A ravi le tonnerre aux cieux, or aux dieux.

From Project Gutenberg