up the river
Example Sentences
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INÍRIDA, Colombia—A few miles up the river from this border outpost, vast mineral riches are buried in the Venezuelan jungle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
“The only way around it is for the states to agree how to divvy up the river in an equitable way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
The payments will be used in part to clean up the river, including addressing contamination from its former power plants.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Sunardi's village has been digging up the river bed since June, when the water in their wells ran out.
From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2023
Then in the opposite direction, from up the river, they heard a cry: “Helllp! Helllp!”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
