Thesaurus results for SANDBAR

sandbar

noun

Definition of sandbar

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 Low water levels have exposed vast stretches of riverbanks, as well as long sandbars usually hidden deep beneath the surface. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 After crashing into the Angler, Lawson continued traveling south, eventually anchoring on the sandbar, the report states. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 Boats anchor off the sandbar, allowing visitors to easily walk or float around for the day. — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 25 July 2026 Beginners should reserve There and Back Again, a two- to four-hour paddle package that takes you from Bellaire to Intermediate Lake, with plenty of time for swimming and hanging out on a sandbar. — Kristin Hagenson, Midwest Living, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sandbar

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Noun

Antonio Banderas' house—with the dune in the background, where Tony gets splashed with water every morning—was only a mile from my house.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Data showed that between 2024 and 2026, the city paid about $290,000 and $330,000 per year for sand removal and dune reshaping to maintain the area for visitors.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of dune

Noun

Rogers was allegedly evasive when asked how his truck had gone off the road and down an embankment and started to walk away from the trooper toward a nearby picnic table with a crossbow and several arrows on it, state police said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Authorities said Roberts fell to his death from a steep embankment.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of embankment

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Instead, detectives say the group used falsified invoices and documents and transferred cash into personal bank accounts.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Pioneers Hancock and Willis Lee began making whiskey along the banks of the Kentucky River, where Buffalo Trace stands today.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bank

Noun

The offerings of any decent oyster shucker will change according to the seasons and the tides and the shoals and the shipping lines and the harbor freight and the rush-hour traffic on the interstate.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Volunteers and staff with the nonprofit foundation removed alligatorweed from the shoals manually but are working on grant proposals to remove more.

— John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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