sandbar
noun
sand·bar
ˈsan(d)-ˌbär 
: a ridge of sand built up by currents especially in a river or in coastal waters
Examples of sandbar in a Sentence
We walked out onto the sandbar at low tide.
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Officials said that after the collision, the whale was spotted resting on a sandbar in shallow water.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025
Authorities said the men had been fishing and swimming on a sandbar – a natural ridge of sand formed when fast-moving water slows and deposits sediment.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Members of the Yurok Tribe waited on the sandbar to greet them, including 90-year-old Lavina Mattz Bowers and other veterans of the struggle to affirm the tribe's fishing rights.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
The Context The blast occurred around 6 p.m. near the New River Triangle sandbar, prompting a large emergency response, according to the Miami Herald.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025
Authorities said the men had been fishing and swimming on a sandbar – a natural ridge of sand formed when fast-moving water slows and deposits sediment.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Members of the Yurok Tribe waited on the sandbar to greet them, including 90-year-old Lavina Mattz Bowers and other veterans of the struggle to affirm the tribe's fishing rights.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
The Context The blast occurred around 6 p.m. near the New River Triangle sandbar, prompting a large emergency response, according to the Miami Herald.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandbar. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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sandbar
noun
sand·bar
-ˌbär
: a ridge of sand formed in water by tides or currents
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