river

Example Sentences

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Its teams had hoped the whale would find its own way out of the river but it failed to do so.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

They deliver about 11% of the world's river water into an ocean that holds just 1% of global ocean volume.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

And so the plot tracks Tereza’s episodic adventures on the run, escaping to sail down the river in search of a working airplane.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

The ground rose, and the river ran swiftly between tumbled boulders slippery with moss.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver