riverbank

Example Sentences

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On a tall, green riverbank between two highways in São Paulo, Brazil, a woman with round glasses and a big smile looks out at the water.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

One of the most staggering is simply pollution: a jungle riverbank heaped with trashed tires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Although stretches of the opposite riverbank appeared "desolate", he said, "it's a lot more developed than I thought".

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

He returned with a snippet of film documenting one of the most notorious cryptid sightings in history—a fleeting, jittery glimpse of a hairy figure crossing a riverbank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

We’re leaning against a pair of trees by the riverbank.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness