Anacostia River
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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At an estimated cost of $3.8 billion, it will replace the rusting, abandoned hulk that sits at the east end of East Capitol Street, fronting the Anacostia River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
“The trend line is moving up,” said Chris Williams, director of the Anacostia River Watershed.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
To be specific, it is late in 1951 or early in 1952, in the parking lot of an apartment complex in southeast Washington, D.C., across the Anacostia River from Capitol Hill.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2023
The legislation still has to make its way through Congress, and there are plenty of hurdles ahead before football returns to the banks of the Anacostia River.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Lights twinkled off the Anacostia River as we crossed the bridge onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, the Nationals baseball stadium in the distance.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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