river

Example Sentences

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It warned that river levels were high after "heavy and persistent rainfall" on Saturday night and flooding was expected.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

They deliver about 11% of the world's river water into an ocean that holds just 1% of global ocean volume.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“Music’s like water. It’s going to get down the creek into the river into the ocean. It’s going to find its audience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A month after the vote, he called supporters to set up loosely connected associations to handle on-the-ground organising, dubbed "TISZA islands", a nod to the party sharing its name with the country's longest river.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Clare wondered if this wasn’t the exact conversation he’d just been having with Gingersnipes at the river.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman