How to Use riverbank in a Sentence

riverbank

noun
  • But it’s built for the dirt, mud, and grime along the riverbank.
    Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The man was camping on the riverbank with a rafting group at the time.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Crews planned to use boats and have searchers walking along the riverbank.
    Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The animal wasn't moving, and its head was stuck in the mud on the riverbank.
    Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • On the last Sunday in July, more than 30 boats were docked at the riverbank.
    Emily Schwing, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • His body was found about 5:30 p.m. on the riverbank near River Street, Woods said.
    Collin Robisheaux, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Before the race started, the swimmers gathered on the riverbank across from the monastery.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
  • The next day, though, the explorers encountered more rapids and were forced to steer to the riverbank.
    Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The riverbank is where residents go to relax, to stroll, to escape from the world.
    Linda Kinstler, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Seeing the calf struggle, the man grabbed ahold of it, pushing it up the riverbank and onto the roadway.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 May 2023
  • At Coolidge Park in the NorthShore neighborhood, steps lead across the rocky riverbank and straight into the water.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The sun, which had been scorching, scorned our embrace then hid behind the riverbank.
    Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • His sister landed near the riverbank, and Mr. Parmar was able to run down to the water’s edge and help her out.
    Krishna Pokharel, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The water’s coming up to my ankle, then my knee, and then the riverbank just washes away.
    Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 6 July 2023
  • But deprivation is not new to so many on the riverbank.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
  • In late May, Aleksandr was sent on a mission to mine a riverbank.
    Ekaterina Bodyagina, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • That included a stretch of the riverbank in Eagle Pass, much of which is private land.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Float from Mayberry Park to the city center or spend the day lounging and swimming from the riverbank.
    Outside Online, 3 June 2022
  • Once the coffin was opened on the riverbank and Mr. Yadav’s face was revealed, many of the villagers covered their noses.
    Bhadra Sharma Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • After colliding with the side of the road, the tanker split open, leaking its contents onto a riverbank next to the road.
    Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Two days later, their bodies were found inside a makeshift fort near the riverbank.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The search and rescue team were transported out of the riverbank area on a small train, according to the office.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Meanwhile, another team heaved the empty dugouts from the riverbank, to be pulled along the skidway one by one.
    Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • So, how exactly did the shark end up on an Idaho riverbank?
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The Glass Rooms - a new pop-up located along London’s riverbank.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 July 2022
  • The riverbank was recently busy with seers and worshipers.
    New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • More than 150 of their friends were gathered on the riverbank to watch the romantic moment unfold.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The trees in the background and the grass on the riverbank are blurred and unnaturally elongated, just like the water.
    Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Firefighters found fresh footprints from the riverbank that led into the water, but the prints didn’t return back to the bank, deputies said.
    Paloma Chavez, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Not far from the riverbank in Fromberg, Lindi O'Brien's trailer home was raised high enough to avoid major damage.
    Amy Beth Hanson, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022

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