How to Use river in a Sentence

river

noun
  • The raft is too small to use on this part of the river.
  • Rivers of mud flowed down the hillside.
  • This year, rain and snow had left the rivers frothy and high.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • The river had not been swimmable in more than 100 years.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The tall figure had appeared in the backwoods, to the right of the river.
    Max Ufberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
  • During years of drought in the 1950s, the river did not flow.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024
  • The man pushed the calf up from the river and onto a roadway.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 June 2023
  • And then there’s the Seine, the city’s iconic river that splits Paris in two.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 25 July 2024
  • After a day on the ranch, wind down on the front porch of the wagon and watch the sun set over the river.
    Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Each year, the Salt and Verde rivers tag team the job of meeting the Phoenix area’s water needs.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Spring sees the snow melt into the rivers and the trout start to become active.
    Michael Williams, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
  • On the river, ice floes break and jostle in the current.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2023
  • During the hike, Hoffman was shot in the back of the head and put into a river.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But massive amounts of ash remain along the banks of the river.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2023
  • Think of a rip current as a swift river cutting through the surf away from the shore.
    The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 July 2023
  • Walking near the river, on a cold day, Eva Marie Saint drops a glove.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Instead, the ceremony will be held in the heart of the city along the Seine, the river that runs through the city.
    The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024
  • More than 3 billion years ago, rivers of lava flowed on the moon.
    WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The punishment was to tie them to a ducking stool and toss them in a river.
    Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The driver who picked him up crashed, and the car went flying into the river.
    Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 15 June 2023
  • The boat that carries us over this river is big enough that all the women fit.
    Jesmyn Ward, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The bridge is the only one across the river for 20 miles west of downtown Cincinnati.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Three wrestlers responded by staging a protest on the banks of the river Ganges.
    Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • This inflatable 53-inch tube is the perfect float to take to the pool, lake, beach, or the river.
    Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • And lined along the ridge of the river, there were thousands of African tribesmen each holding a shield and a spear.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • The storm track is a wind current, like the jet stream, that carries the river of moisture from west to east.
    Robin Meadows, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2023
  • As in New Orleans, drinking water in the parish is drawn from the river.
    Kevin McGill and Stephen Smith The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The plant combines the full, lush look of the river fern with the exotic yet classic look of the dogtail plant.
    Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2023
  • Silver carp are found in large rivers and tributaries across the state.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
  • The Lebanese army's forces will also be required to establish and man checkpoints on all access routes to the area south of the river.
    Willem Marx, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024

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