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 corridor ends in a sandbank, which is easy to get over into a second chamber, but "which could limit visibility" when attempting to leave again, Marroni said.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
A humpback whale has freed itself from a sandbank near the German coastal city of Lübeck, after a series of rescue attempts.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 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
