tributary

Example Sentences

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He then founded the Tisza party, named after a tributary of the Danube.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Toxins entered a tributary feeding the Kafue, Zambia's longest river and a major source of drinking water.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

A wall currently separates the Nant Clydach tributary from the street, but the environment body, Natural Resources Wales, said building a raised flood defence wall was "not economically viable".

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

The tributary of the Potomac River cutting across the land was called Tiber Creek after the river that flowed through the Eternal City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

As the tributary climbed its way into the mountains, the fields around her filled with flowers.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld