downriver
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of downriver
Example Sentences
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Advisories downriver, including for shellfish harvesting, have been lifted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The project has attracted criticism for its potential impact on millions of Indians and Bangladeshis living downriver, as well as the surrounding environment and local Tibetans.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
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
Scores of dams built upstream in China and Laos have reduced the river’s flow and the amount of sediment that it carries downriver to the sea.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
When she jumped him from the drift, Old Dan was far downriver searching for the trail.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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