How to Use riverside in a Sentence

riverside

noun
  • We walked along the riverside.
  • Cars rumble by on a riverside roadway to their left, and to the right shoppers flit in and out of a row of tiny shops.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Then the fisherman shot at his boat from a riverside hut.
    New York Times, 1 July 2022
  • The new digs are in the riverside Yongsan neighborhood, where U.S. troops were stationed until a few years ago.
    Hakyung Kim, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
  • A dozen nighthawks darted above the riverside forest, grabbing dinner on the wing.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Following the blowing of the Shofar, guests moved to the riverside to pray, reflect and cast their sins into the water.
    Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The ferry is the main mode of transport for students living in riverside villages to go to school in town on the other side of the water.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The RiverWalk, as well as several riverside parks, will be closed.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2023
  • At night, many tourists watch as locals trek to the riverside, light up their phone flashlights, and wave to relatives across the water.
    Durdana Bhat, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
  • And in the South, herds of hippos would soak like submarines in the bucolic waters of their riverside ranches.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • Both were the children of parents who moved to the city, known for its factories and riverside resorts, looking for work.
    Samya Kullab The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The retail store at 471 Biddle Avenue on the riverside of the street is the original location.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Along the riverside or from the valley, take a half-day loop through the lower Hiwassee River Gorge or glimpse the foliage on a shorter one-hour trip.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Chart House may be a chain restaurant, but with its riverside location in Newport, the views are pretty hard to beat.
    Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 27 July 2022
  • Surrounded by the Collegiate Peaks, some of the tallest mountains in the Rockies, this riverside town has been shaped by centuries of boom and bust.
    Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2022
  • The riverside camp appeared to hold that many at its peak, while other migrants were scattered through the city in hotels and private homes.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The orcas summoned humans from their riverside houses by breaching and slapping the water at all times of the day and night—and shared spoils in return.
    Richard Lea, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In Chris Perez’s photographs of a Harlem block party, a warm flash imbues roadside card games and riverside dancing with the glow and zip of a disco.
    The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Standing near his apartment in Auburn, the twin riverside city to Lewiston, Mr. Walker spoke of his son’s deep ties to the community.
    Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Shaded by London planes and pin oak trees, the park was sandwiched between the new highway and a riverside promenade.
    New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Set on three-and-a-half acres, the property’s riverside setting is said to have inspired Grahame’s famous children’s book, The Wind in the Willows.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2023
  • The wine was crisp, had impressive depth, and was an ideal riverside beverage on a hot summer day.
    Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The storms left behind chaotic roads, threatened coastal and riverside towns and left tens of thousands without power.
    CBS News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The setting is an English riverside town near some ominous marshlands.
    Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The same stretch of the riverside was passable on foot Friday after Ian departed, the sidewalk dry and roadway pooled but not flooded.
    Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Floodwaters rose rapidly in Bohol’s riverside town of Loboc, where residents were trapped on their roofs and in trees.
    Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2021
  • On a recent afternoon, heavy clouds darkened the skies over the riverside village of Boca do Mamirauá.
    Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Located on the riverside in the Southbank precinct, the hotel is just a few minutes' walk to the city center, close to theaters, main shopping districts, and strolls along the Yarra River.
    Chloe Sachdev, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2021
  • And despite the icy Dnipro lying between Ukrainian forces and a Russian assault, freshly dug trenches line parts of the riverside.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The roof of an old riverside cabin is easily seen during winter.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2021

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