riverbank

Example Sentences

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A dog walker who encountered her on a riverbank said she was "rapid" and dived into the water after being startled.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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've seen other similar floods, and the vast majority of them stopped at the riverbank."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Kneeling at the riverbank, I understood exactly what he meant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Yet even in this wider section, the river was still rising; a port-a-potty— far back from where the riverbank had been that morning—was buried in the mud nearly to its top.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone