sandbar

noun

Definition of sandbarnext
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 The property is also a short boat ride from the popular Torch Lake sandbar, according to the listing. — Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 After hitting the sandbar, the mother of the boy Collette was trying to help was next to Collette and immediately noticed something was wrong as Collette floated on the ocean’s surface, family said. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026 Less than a week later, two sisters paddleboarding on the lake found a human jawbone and skeletal remains in a nearby sandbar, according to KTNV-TV. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Walk along the sandbar, hang out in a cafe, or simply enjoy the view. — Amy Tadehara, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sandbar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbar
  1. dune
  2. embankment
  3. ridge
  4. bank
  5. shoal
Noun
  • Sherrill said there was severe dune loss in Brigantine and Atlantic City, and winds reached as high as 74 mph in Surf City.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The decision to hide every building below the dune line, plant native species along every pathway, and leave the coastline visually intact required more money and engineering than conventional construction would have.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of dune
Noun
  • Search crews found Granbery on Sunday at the bottom of a steep embankment along Cabin Creek.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Granbery was located on Sunday at the bottom of a steep embankment with multiple significant injuries from a fall and from exposure, and was airlifted to a medical center to receive treatment, Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of embankment
Noun
  • Central Valley high temps in the 90s are expected into the middle of the month as the high-pressure ridge stalls in place.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For 21 years this resort on 22 jungle-y acres spilling down a steep ridge to an energetic convergence of rivers outside of Ubud has focused resolutely on wellbeing, and the offerings keep growing.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ridge
Noun
  • My first inklings of this came in random encounters with Chinese people, in bank lines, on trains, or on the sidelines of public events.
    — Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Kyiv is split in half by the Dnipro River, with the right bank home to the majority of the city’s business centers, offices and government institutions.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bank
Noun
  • In one of the latest incidents, the Philippine military in July accused China's coast guard of injuring a Filipino sailor at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Stretching across more than 139,000 hectares, Hanifaru Bay is home to coral reefs with colorful shoals of fish, turtles, manta rays, and whale sharks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoal

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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbar. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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