riverbank

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

The zone will cover an area bounded by St Vincent Place, Glassford Street/Stockwell Street, to the far side of the riverbank, and York Street/West Campbell Street.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

"We've seen other similar floods, and the vast majority of them stopped at the riverbank."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Now it took more than an hour just to stroll the short, level trail that wound along the riverbank from their campsite to the lake.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret