sandbank

Example Sentences

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A rusting cargo ship now lies stranded on a sandbank in the blue lagoon, where only a handful of fishing boats float around.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

They might even attempt to stop the boat if it became trapped on a sandbank.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

According to officials, the boat initially ran aground on a sandbank after setting off from Wimereux near Boulogne before continuing.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

On a recent morning, Salas brushed dirt away from a palm-sized rock grinding tool that he found protruding from a sandbank.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

“So you’ll have to take a boat. Crocodile Guts’s boat was pulled up on a sandbank when he died. I doubt whether anyone has disturbed it.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer