sandbank
Example Sentences
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In Bulgaria, a cruise ship got stuck on a sandbank on the Danube.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Last week, 186 passengers had to be brought ashore from a Viking cruise liner that hit a sandbank because of low water levels near the city of Vidin in Bulgaria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The BBC understands the boy may have been on a sandbank when he was cut off from the shore, sparking the rescue efforts.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In Germany, the whale was first seen on the sandbank near the city of Luebeck, on Germany's Baltic Sea coast, before freeing itself but then becoming stuck again several times.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
On the sandbank she found not one but five of the precious wheels, and passing the cord through their softening centers, she swam heavily back, pulling them behind her.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
