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riverbank

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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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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

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The flooding that swept through the state heavily impacted several Broad Ripple residents and businesses, especially those located along the riverfront.

— Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
This one, however, has landed Zuckerberg a castle, a riverfront setting, and 440 acres of Irish countryside to call his own.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of riverfront

Noun

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

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