riverbank

noun

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as in riverside

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Recent Examples of riverbank Lambert, who grew up searching for fossils in England, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that a squirrel happened to draw his attention toward the rock near a riverbank. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 One of the children, a boy wrapped only in a towel, fled the riverbank in a panic and ascended to the road as the adults were drowning. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 More than 840 of the 2,500 aboard died, many of them trapped inside the vessel as water poured in when the ship tipped over just a few feet from the riverbank. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 Somehow his fly unhitches from my line and sails into the arms of a waiting thornbush back on the riverbank. — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for riverbank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverbank
  1. riverside
  2. riverfront
  3. waterfront
  4. bank
Noun
  • Rooms There are just 13 rooms, each quietly refined with a riverside color palette and floor-to-ceiling windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Most visitors are likely to watch from hotels, Nile cruise ships or riverside viewing areas rather than iconic sites such as Karnak Temple or Luxor Temple, where access is likely to be restricted.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of riverside
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  • For residents, that means the trains rolling past mill sites and riverfront terminals are the living remains of the system that once fed Big Steel — and now quietly keeps Pittsburgh plugged into the national freight grid.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Located in a quiet residential area, guests of this B&B can spend mornings walking the quiet riverfront trail that winds through botanical parks, like Ames Park.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of riverfront
Noun
  • Bay Harbor Islands has been the site of significant redevelopment in recent years, as developers snap up the traditionally middle class town’s precious waterfront real estate to build high-end homes and condos.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With a $305 million expansion at its waterfront campus in Groton, Fairview is nearly tripling in size and becoming one of the larger continuing life care communities in Connecticut.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of waterfront
Noun
  • Authorities rescued residents from high water in several areas in Indiana, including Delaware, Madison, Wayne and Henry counties as rivers burst their banks.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The funds were used to pay down bank debt incurred during COVID-19, help pay off capital expenses to enhance its stadium, Anfield, and repurchase the Melwood training ground.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026
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