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

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

"It rained a lot, the riverbank collapsed even further, and civil defense called us to evacuate," Luiz Otavio Souza, a 35-year-old salesman who had to leave his home and whose nephew is missing, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

On the riverbank I spot an army recruitment billboard.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

I went back to the riverbank, pulled on my soaked boots, and discovered that it was infinitely easier crossing with them on.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson