riverbed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of riverbed
Example Sentences
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Hernandez touts a $6.3-million state grant she helped secure to house homeless people living in or near the Arroyo Seco riverbed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
A 16-year-old managed to fight off competition from hundreds of plucky competitors to win an annual race through a boggy riverbed.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
In a dried-up riverbed, there’s a rock with a freshly drilled hole in it—the handiwork of NASA’s Perseverance rover, which touched down in Jezero Crater in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
NASA's Perseverance rover has collected samples from Jezero Crater, an ancient Martian riverbed, and they may contain evidence of very early life.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
At the edge of the dry riverbed, in a thicket of saltbush not far from where they had parked, a large object was concealed beneath a dun-colored tarpaulin.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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