tributary
Example Sentences
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Two weeks ago the government announced the suspension of dredging in the Tapajos River, a key Amazon River tributary, after Indigenous-led protests.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 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
An above-ground storage tank operated by Carbon California spilled the oil into a remote tributary of Sisar Creek near Ojai, contaminating about three-quarters of a mile of the waterway, according to state wildlife officials.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
In August, Chinese mine officials, accompanied by Zambian government officials, went door-to-door in the village of Sabina, near a tributary of the Kafue River, residents recalled in interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
After half an hour we turned up a tributary and made land on a muddy bank.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing tributary
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Africa - Introductory
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