sandbar
noun
sand·bar
ˈsan(d)-ˌbär 
: a ridge of sand built up by currents especially in a river or in coastal waters
Examples of sandbar in a Sentence
We walked out onto the sandbar at low tide.
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Witnesses said the dolphin was able to make it over a sandbar and swam out to sea.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
In recent months, tensions have been running high on this multibillion-dollar sandbar, which is once again the off-site headquarters of the President.
—Bob Morris, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
And a sandbar that had severed Topanga Lagoon from the Pacific Ocean had been swept away by high tides and an influx of water used for firefighting — an unnatural breach that could flush them into the surf.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Weather, waves, swift currents and a shifting sandbar made the area particularly hazardous, even for experienced captains.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
In recent months, tensions have been running high on this multibillion-dollar sandbar, which is once again the off-site headquarters of the President.
—Bob Morris, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
And a sandbar that had severed Topanga Lagoon from the Pacific Ocean had been swept away by high tides and an influx of water used for firefighting — an unnatural breach that could flush them into the surf.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Weather, waves, swift currents and a shifting sandbar made the area particularly hazardous, even for experienced captains.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandbar. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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sandbar
noun
sand·bar
-ˌbär
: a ridge of sand formed in water by tides or currents
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