sandbank
Example Sentences
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The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The stricken vessel was later found on a sandbank.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
On Sunday night, the Castlemore ran aground on a sandbank in the storm and the traffickers on the trawler had to call the Irish coastguard to save them.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
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
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
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