riverbank
the slopes bordering a river.
Origin of riverbank
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How to use riverbank in a sentence
During that time, it’s easy to imagine Oski romping along the riverbank and getting a drink.
A Family of Three Died Mysteriously on a Hike. Here’s What Happened. | abarronian | October 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineGrasslike sedge meadows populate low-lying wetlands, punctuated by ponds left behind by springtime floods along the riverbanks from snow and ice that have melted upstream.
A stunning visualization of Alaska’s Yukon Delta shows a land in transition | Carolyn Gramling | July 26, 2021 | Science NewsI held my breath, and in what felt like mere seconds, I was standing on a gravel riverbank with only Brian, a guide, and my backpack, watching the plane fly away.
These fast-growing seedlings struggle to break through the vegetation-stuffed riverbanks, and instead rely on floods for their first sips of water.
Wild donkeys and horses engineer water holes that help other species | Jonathan Lambert | April 29, 2021 | Science NewsAfter a day of hiking, the participants would climb into the clear plastic pods, which were set up along a riverbank.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers | Grigori Guitchounts | November 11, 2020 | Nautilus
Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of riverbank State Park and the Hudson.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTPanka, we learn, doesn't have very warm clothes, and we spend a chilly night with him as he tries to sleep by a riverbank.
The Forgotten Russian: The Genius of Nikolai Leskov | Benjamin Lytal | April 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the river starts drying up, those groups will need lobbyists more than ever, to defend their position on the riverbank.
At night, he would crawl to the riverbank to keep from drowning in his sleep.
Ray Gardner Used Autism Training To Find William LaFever | Laura Colarusso | July 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe streets of London and the riverbank are packed with crowds, undeterred by the chilly day.
Probably if Lanny had made a few trips to riverbank just then it would have made all the difference possible.
Dominie Dean | Ellis Parker Butler"That's Zachary Taylor," Raoul heard someone in the crowd say as he moved, now unnoticed, to stand apart on the riverbank.
Shaman | Robert SheaThe maidens reached the riverbank at the moment when Dick and Harry were finishing saddling the horses.
The Pirates of the Prairies | Gustave AimardThe hunters dismounted, and concealed themselves in the shrubs; the utmost silence prevailed on the riverbank.
The Pirates of the Prairies | Gustave AimardWe have a very nice time here playing on the riverbank in the sand.
Harper's Young People, November 2, 1880 | Various
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