riverbank

Example Sentences

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Insp Neil Pryce said witnesses and items left on the riverbank indicated where the boy may have entered the water.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

In addition to running Projeto CAPA, Aidar now manages the 14-mile bike path along one riverbank of the Pinheiros, and a miles-long state park along the other.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

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

We stand on the riverbank for a second and she’s putting her water bottle back into her bag and she’s quiet in a way that I’m learning means she’s trying to say something difficult.

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