riverbank

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Recent Examples of riverbank So the department gave the horse a light sedative and brought in the rescue helicopter to hoist the 25-year-old animal off the island and back onto the riverbank. Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025 By the time a Border Patrol agent found the group, not far from the riverbank, Castañeda had her Venezuelan arrest warrant in her hand. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 10 May 2025 Climate and Geography of the Rhône Valley Running 150 miles from north to south along steep riverbanks, the Rhône Valley is home to just shy of 160,000 acres of grapevines in 148 communes. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025 Later, members of the group would explain that the family buried the body near the riverbank. Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for riverbank
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Noun
  • From the city’s historic centre to its riverside roads, the procession swelled in numbers and noise – visibly reclaiming public space in defiance of a law designed to push them out.
    Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
  • Inside, the walls are lined with historical memorabilia and pictures, including a portrait of Aunt Kate, who continues to watch over this riverside enterprise with pride.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Art Basel Parcours Curated by Stefanie Hessler, Director of the Swiss Institute in New York, this year’s Parcours places over 20 works throughout Basel’s city center, including along the riverfront and in everyday public and semi-public spaces.
    Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • The first rider, on horseback, left the historic riverfront neighborhood of Old Sacramento, California last week with 1,000 pieces of mail inside a leather satchel.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • On Again will perform a dinner show from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the intimate waterfront stage at The Deck.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
  • With folks seeking a mix of suburban lifestyle and city living near the Hudson River waterfront at a price point within many renters’ budgets, the Empire State’s third-largest city has undergone the kind of metamorphosis that’s attracting newcomers from all over the New York City area.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Credit unions and community banks that are making headway are carefully choosing tools that magnify their existing strengths.
    Ashish Garg, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • In a survey of 56 analysts across the bank, covering roughly 1,200 firms worth over $38 trillion in market cap, roughly 60% said production will continue to move back to the U.S.—at least modestly—if tariffs remain high.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025

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“Riverbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbank. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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