riverbank

Example Sentences

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He’d leave their two dozen sheep by the riverbank and catch fish, or search for bird eggs in the reeds with his friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

A dog walker who encountered her on a riverbank said she was "rapid" and dived into the water after being startled.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

"We've seen other similar floods, and the vast majority of them stopped at the riverbank."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

On the riverbank I spot an army recruitment billboard.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The twins shouldered Pita between them and they hollered and hooted all the way up the hill as we left the riverbank behind.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall