riverbank

Example Sentences

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He’d leave their two dozen sheep by the riverbank and catch fish, or search for bird eggs in the reeds with his friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

On the riverbank I spot an army recruitment billboard.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The bodies of 19-year-old Kajal, a Hindu, and 27-year-old Mohammad Arman, a Muslim, were found buried near a riverbank on the outskirts of Umri village on 21 January.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The last to arrive was Shelly, the sea otter, who wriggled up the muddy riverbank.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown