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
There is a huge sandbar that guests can walk from the main property to a restaurant.
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Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Photos show two of the endangered sandbar sharks found in the Western Visayas.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Winter storms may have profoundly altered the shoreline, erasing a sandbar here, adding a new one there, or sculpting a long sand cliff along the high-tide line.
—Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Navigating these giants through narrow harbor entrances, past shallow sandbars, or around other marine traffic is no simple task.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sandbar
Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Photos show two of the endangered sandbar sharks found in the Western Visayas.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Winter storms may have profoundly altered the shoreline, erasing a sandbar here, adding a new one there, or sculpting a long sand cliff along the high-tide line.
—Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Navigating these giants through narrow harbor entrances, past shallow sandbars, or around other marine traffic is no simple task.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sandbar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandbar
Noun
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My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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Its thick, hazy atmosphere shrouds a surface featuring dunes of hydrocarbons and methane lakes.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After the impact, the vehicle rolled off the road and down an embankment, Victoria police said.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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The vehicle overturned down an embankment and crashed into a tree.—
Christian Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2025
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Steer clear of open fields, hilltops, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Groundskeepers used custom rakes with 3–4 inch deep ridges, creating a playing surface more akin to a Ruffles chip than the smooth bunkers seen on Tour.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Fannie and Freddie play an important role in the housing market by buying mortgages from banks and other lenders.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Fee is $3 per person, per day from banks or a boat.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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And for decades, every attempt to create legal access has foundered on the rocky shoals of property rights and lumbering bureaucracy.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbar. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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