Rivers

[ riv-erz ]

/ ˈrɪv ərz /

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Larry Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg, 1923–2002, U.S. painter.

William Halse

[hawls], /hɔls/, 1865–1922, English physiologist and anthropologist.

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Words nearby Rivers

river horse, riverine, river otter, river red gum, River Rouge, Rivers, riverscape, riverside, Riverview, riverward, riverweed

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How to use Rivers in a sentence

With the retirement of the 39-year-old Rivers last month, Indianapolis is again in need of a starting quarterback.
Colts owner quells Andrew Luck rumors: ‘We have to get on with the business of reality’|Des Bieler|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Other teammates named as a first-team all-pro during Rivers’s time with the Chargers include Antonio Gates, Lorenzo Neal, Eric Weddle, Jamal Williams, Antonio Cromartie, Derwin James, Nate Kaeding, Desmond King, Shawne Merriman and Adrian Phillips.
Sorry, but Philip Rivers is not a Hall of Fame quarterback|Neil Greenberg|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
It has been a sensational career for Rivers and it is sad to see his time in the NFL come to an end.
Sorry, but Philip Rivers is not a Hall of Fame quarterback|Neil Greenberg|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
“As my playing career comes to an end, the next chapter begins,” Rivers said in a written statement released by the Colts.
Philip Rivers retires from NFL, finishing fifth all-time in passing yards and touchdowns|Mark Maske|January 20, 2021|Washington Post

The Colts are back in the quarterback market after the surprise retirement of Andrew Luck just before the 2019 season, following one season with Jacoby Brissett at the position and one season with Rivers.
Philip Rivers retires from NFL, finishing fifth all-time in passing yards and touchdowns|Mark Maske|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
They seemed like a permanent part of the mindscape, the way mountains or rivers are part of the physical world.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hitchcock was our mountains and our rivers, curled permanently into our brainpans.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plus, the Spey, one of the most famous salmon rivers in the world, bordered the south side of the estate.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But who cleans lakes and streams and rivers and makes them fishable and swimmable again?
Democrats Are Petrified of Defending Government—but They Need to Start|Michael Tomasky|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Near the confluence of these two rivers a tiny bridge spans the gap connecting the Korengal with the Pech.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Variegated Horsetail is not exclusively maritime, however, for it sometimes grows by the sides of rivers and ponds.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
You may look again and again, and see millions of suns and systems spread out across the heavens like rivers of living gems.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
At the confluence of these two rivers there was the finest assemblage of Savages that I have yet seen.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
New France has an exceedingly varied sea-coast, indented by bays and rivers, broken and irregular.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
And the rivers shall fail: the streams of the banks shall be diminished, and be dried up.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Rivers

Rivers

/ (ˈrɪvəz) /

noun

a state of S Nigeria, in the Niger river delta on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Port Harcourt. Pop: 5 185 400 (2006). Area: 11 077 sq km (4277 sq miles)

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