downriver
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of downriver
Example Sentences
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Hamal piled into a pickup truck with co-workers and sped downriver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
However, that might ironically increase the risk of drinking water that is contaminated with parasites, if those streams are downriver from waste exposures.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
At 08:56, kneeling on her SUP, Lloyd slid down the fish pass in the centre of the weir and was swept quickly downriver.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
Sunday about 19 miles downriver from where she disappeared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
As each of them was setting up his pieces behind the cyvasse screen, Haldon said, “What news from downriver? Will it be war?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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