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riverbank

noun

Definition of riverbank

as in riverside

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Recent Examples of riverbank The bride and groom posed and smiled at the edge of the grassy riverbank as Shaboozey floated by behind them. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 The Minnesota Marine Art Museum has a great collection of marine and river art and sits on the riverbank. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026 Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 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 See All Example Sentences for riverbank

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Noun

Rice terraces along riverside had experienced landslides, dropping parts of their field into the river.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Parts of rice terraces along the riverside had dropped into the river after landslides hit them.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of riverside

Noun

The stadium is at the heart of a new district being constructed along the Missouri riverfront.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Hinton ensured there was involvement of Black construction companies, business owners, and small business owners in the urban revival of the riverfront, Holifield said.

— Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of riverfront

Noun

It was shot after dark and follows the cast through the streets, waterfronts, cars and bridges of New York City.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
The boats — now owned by a company that turns historic vessels into floating bars and restaurants — sank there in early July while docked on the Brooklyn waterfront.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of waterfront

Noun

Johnson had also issued an arrest warrant against him in March, ruling him in contempt of court at that time over failing to turn over the financial documents, including state and federal tax returns along with bank statements and other filings.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
The investment bank also expects euro’s technical advantage to narrow with the dollar as hyperscalers are watching beyond the dollar market for funding, noting that EUR IG credit represents the largest alternative public debt market.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

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