sandbanks

Definition of sandbanksnext
plural of sandbank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbanks
Noun
  • Reading the water’s depth from its color, Parrish slow-gunned the outboard motor through the sandbars as turtles fled from our bow wave.
    Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This legislation would require the largest banks to include at least one additional processing network on credit cards beyond Visa and MasterCard.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This comes as corporations such as Blackstone, JPMorgan Chase, and other banks and investment firms have increasingly snapped up family homes in recent years and turned them into rentals.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Sandbanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbanks. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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