sandbank

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Recent Examples of sandbank The itinerary includes trekking through forests, with elevation gains of 2,625 feet and crossing multiple rivers, as well as crossing rock scrambles, sandbanks, ladders, and even rope climbs. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025 At the opposite end of Luzon from the Reyes family, the village of Sula, Vinzons, in the Bicol region sits nestled on a sandbank barely 400 ft. wide separating the Pacific Ocean from tidal mangroves. Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025 Three men were able to return the shark, which was stuck on a sandbank, to deeper water, saving it from being beached, near the coastal town of Ardrossan in South Australia on Tuesday, April 29, according to ABC News. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 May 2025 The shallow waters, shifting sandbanks, unpredictable tides and strong currents have historically made navigation difficult and dangerous for mariners. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandbank
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Noun
  • 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 jetties and piers.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Just over an hour earlier on the same day, a 45-year-old woman was also swimming near a sandbar at Watersound Beach when a shark bit her around her midsection, pelvis and left arm, according to a Walton County Sheriff's Office press conference.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To ensure new beneficiaries receive their benefits securely and without interruption, those preparing initial claims should set up bank accounts for direct deposit, according to the Social Security Administration.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Beyond rides, live music and parades featuring lighthouses, someone might walk away this year with a sizeable boost to their bank account — maybe as high as a million dollars.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.
    James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
  • An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.
    Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012

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“Sandbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbank. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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