sandbank

as in sandbar

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Recent Examples of sandbank In 2007, a pair of brothers (printers based in Norfolk) discovered the wreck of the Gloucester, which ran aground on a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk in 1682 and sank within the hour. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024 Visitors here will find a long sandbank extending into the azure water that feels otherworldly. Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023 Aligning with the accounts of eyewitnesses, footage released by Al Jazeera shows people climbing over sandbanks toward safety amid the sound of gunfire. Leila Sackur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024 When the waters are low, the heavy boats, laden with metal and with foodstuffs, run aground on the sandbanks of the river. Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for sandbank 
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Noun
  • Wrap up the day with lunch and water games on a sandbar, and look forward to the feast that awaits.
    Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Emergency crews in Ocean City, New Jersey, jumped into action to rescue two people who were stranded on a disabled sailboat that ultimately grounded on a sandbar close to the beach on Saturday afternoon.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
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  • The filing also details various financial arrangements, including loans from several banks and related party transactions.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Same near match with the bank statements, at around $500,000.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.
    James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
  • An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.
    Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012

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“Sandbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbank. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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