Potomac River
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Sometimes used to refer loosely to Washington, D.C.: “Along the Potomac today, Congress met to vote on the budget.”
Example Sentences
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Construction on Trump's 250-foot arch, planned for a site across the Potomac River from Washington DC just outside the Arlington National Cemetery, was expected to begin this month.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The historic course sits along the Potomac River with views of the Washington Monument from nearly every hole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The president is also seeking to build a 250-foot-tall “triumphal arch” near Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River at the foot of Memorial Bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
The Appalachian springsnail hasn’t been documented in Washington County since the ’90s—not that many people have been looking—and the mussels live in the Potomac River, separated from the warehouse by Semple Run and Conococheague Creek.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
At six-thirty, he gave an order to move out, and the column of vehicles left Fort Detrick’s main gate and headed south, toward the Potomac River.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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