sandbar

noun

Definition of sandbarnext
as in dune
a raised area of sand with a top that is near or just above the surface of the water in an ocean, lake, or river We walked out onto the sandbar at low tide.

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Recent Examples of sandbar His sister, Hillary, previously told KTLA that he was injured after diving into the water and striking a sandbar. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 The property is also a short boat ride from the popular Torch Lake sandbar, according to the listing. — Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 After hitting the sandbar, the mother of the boy Collette was trying to help was next to Collette and immediately noticed something was wrong as Collette floated on the ocean’s surface, family said. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026 Less than a week later, two sisters paddleboarding on the lake found a human jawbone and skeletal remains in a nearby sandbar, according to KTNV-TV. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sandbar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbar
  1. dune
  2. embankment
  3. ridge
  4. bank
  5. shoal
Noun
  • Sherrill said there was severe dune loss in Brigantine and Atlantic City, and winds reached as high as 74 mph in Surf City.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The decision to hide every building below the dune line, plant native species along every pathway, and leave the coastline visually intact required more money and engineering than conventional construction would have.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of dune
Noun
  • The trains involved were operated by AVE and Iryo, according to local media, with at least two carriages said to have fallen down an embankment after the crash.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The cause of the crash, which sent parts of both trains down a rural embankment, was not immediately clear.
    — José Bautista Carlos Barragán José Bautista James McManagan, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of embankment
Noun
  • What lurks over the next ridge or the next nightfall is anyone’s guess.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of ridge
Noun
  • Earlier this year, a 12-foot alligator was found peeping through a Southport woman’s storm door, and an 8-foot gator was caught hiding under a car at a bank drive-thru.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Owners who make their payments, keep clean bank statements and grow deposits can often move from a merchant cash advance to a term loan, then to a line of credit and eventually to bank or SBA financing at a fraction of the cost.
    — Elliot Ashkenazie, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of bank
Noun
  • In one of the latest incidents, the Philippine military in July accused China's coast guard of injuring a Filipino sailor at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Stretching across more than 139,000 hectares, Hanifaru Bay is home to coral reefs with colorful shoals of fish, turtles, manta rays, and whale sharks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoal

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