sandbank

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First spotted in German coastal waters in early March, the whale is thought to have become entangled in netting before eventually becoming stranded on a sandbank on Timmendorfer Strand, near the town of Travemünde.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The stricken vessel was later found on a sandbank.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

On a recent morning, Salas brushed dirt away from a palm-sized rock grinding tool that he found protruding from a sandbank.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

I walked through tall grasses up a sandbank to a stand of pawpaw trees with clusters of fruit and climbed up the thickest trunk.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo