mouth of the river

noun phrase

: the place where the river enters the ocean

Examples of mouth of the river in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Turtles tend to swim into the mouth of the river in the Long Beach-Seal Beach area when the ocean water is colder, then just hang out and eat algae. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

Pelicans that once avoided the mouth of the river now gather to feed from fresher, more abundant waters. — Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025

The Native Americans who’d found and used the portage here for a very long time previously had no need or desire to have a village near the mouth of the river. — Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025

But the seals have caught on, waiting at the mouth of the river and consuming the fish as they’re released. — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2025

Congress approved a bill for the Lone Rock Dam, three and a half miles from the mouth of the river, and a second dam located almost 60 miles upstream near the town of Gilbert. — arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025

This narrow, mile-long canal offers relief from the currents and tides at the mouth of the river. — Jordan Charbonneau, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025

The tiki boat will go up and down the mouth of the river and up the river. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025

The Alaska State Troopers shared in a Friday, May 23, release that the body of Skye Rench had been located by a private pilot near the mouth of the river on Thursday, May 22. — Greta Bjornson, People.com, 28 May 2025

Rhymes for mouth of the river

• caregiver
• deliver
• downriver
• lawgiver
• upriver
• giver
• liver
• livre
• quiver
• shiver
• sliver