White River
Americannoun
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a river flowing SE from NW Arkansas into the Mississippi River. 690 miles (1,110 km) long.
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a river flowing NE from NW Nebraska to the Missouri River in S South Dakota. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Example Sentences
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Potter’s Bridge River Tube Trip – A few days after we got married back in 2020, we rented tubes from the White River Canoe Company and floated down the river.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
He had spent more than 20 years at Harley, including as senior vice president of product and operations, and was most recently president of White River Marine Group, a maker of boats and off-road vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Bill Fales and his family run a ranch in western Colorado that has been in his wife’s family for more than a century, and their cattle graze in the nearby White River National Forest.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
A giant, inflatable Oregon Duck mascot drifted down the White River on Tuesday, not far from where Big Ten Conference coaches, players and executives converged for the opening day of their annual media event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
Years before, Mom and I had sometimes paddled down the White River, past Davis’s house to the park behind the art museum.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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