sandbar

Example Sentences

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Water that had surged across the blacktop deposited significant sandbars.

From New York Times

A tradition of piling up Christmas trees for bonfires on the sandbar is harming the environment, Department of Land and Natural Resources officials said in a statement Tuesday.

From Seattle Times

The process stirs up silt and drags sand around, creating new shallow areas and sandbars.

From Scientific American

Again, only about a 15-minute drive from downtown, and I was immersed in nature, this time surrounded by lagoons, sandbars and inlets.

From Washington Post

It’s possible that as the water level continues to drop, the streams that flow into Lake Tahoe could become blocked by sandbars, further jeopardizing the ability of salmon to navigate them, Schladow said.

From Los Angeles Times