riverbank

Example Sentences

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Juvisy-sur-Orge Mayor Lamia Bensara Reda said the driver had "lost control" of the vehicle near a station close to the riverbank, "before plunging into the Seine and dragging a parked car" with it.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

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

One of the most staggering is simply pollution: a jungle riverbank heaped with trashed tires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Although stretches of the opposite riverbank appeared "desolate", he said, "it's a lot more developed than I thought".

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The gleaming pink boiled-sweet boat glided up to the riverbank.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl