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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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers.
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Hollis was paddling to a sandbar and attempted to jump and push his board over a wave when he was bitten.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Uneven sandbars lifted and then dropped us in a slow-motion, repetitive dance on the sediment floor.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Hollis was paddling to a sandbar and attempted to jump and push his board over a wave when he was bitten.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Uneven sandbars lifted and then dropped us in a slow-motion, repetitive dance on the sediment floor.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandbar. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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sandbar
noun
sand·bar
-ˌbär
: a ridge of sand formed in water by tides or currents
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