riverbank

Example Sentences

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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

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

On the riverbank I spot an army recruitment billboard.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Hitler’s war had crawled right to our riverbank.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron