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

The 1,300-tonne ship set sail from Portsmouth to Bengal and China in 1805 but during a storm it struck a sandbank and floundered about a mile off the shores of Weymouth.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 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

As she walked across the sandbank at the edge of the river, though, she felt the weight of the calabash getting greater and greater.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith