Thesaurus results for SANDBAR

sandbar

noun

as in dune

a raised area of sand with a top that is near or just above the surface of the water in an ocean, lake, or river We walked out onto the sandbar at low tide.

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Recent Examples on the Web Dispersion means slower flow and shallower water, the presence of sandbars interrupting the stream. —

Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 Vermont State Police were alerted to a dead body in a container on a sandbar in the Missisquoi River on Feb. 6. —

Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024 Stingray City, a group of sandbars located 25 miles off the shore of Grand Cayman, offers you a chance to snorkel and be among docile stingrays. —

Kayla Brock, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Jan. 2023 The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office said Cody Pope was swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River with his two kids July 12 near the town of Elk River when the children began to struggle in the water. —

Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sandbar

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