river

Example Sentences

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"There are nowhere near enough river sample measurements to quantify inputs to estuaries along the entire Alaskan North Slope."

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

For the first time in more than 80 years, the fish swam in their ancestral river, where they had once been abundant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It means those commuting by Lime from Salford walk the rest of the way into Manchester city centre after parking up by the river dividing the two areas.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A month after the vote, he called supporters to set up loosely connected associations to handle on-the-ground organising, dubbed "TISZA islands", a nod to the party sharing its name with the country's longest river.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A shaking starts somewhere deep inside me, and my tears run down, an unstoppable river of them.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam