sandbar

Example Sentences

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Work has been continuing along the coast to replenish beaches stripped of sand and to remove a sandbar that partially blocked the harbour at West Bay following south-easterly storms.

From BBC

Uneven sandbars lifted and then dropped us in a slow-motion, repetitive dance on the sediment floor.

From Los Angeles Times

This was one of the main shipping routes between the eastern and western Mediterranean, and it was also an extremely dangerous body of water, filled with shoals, sandbars, and suddenly shifting currents.

From Literature

However, scattered throughout the dark depths were shallow areas: sandbars, reefs, islands just under the waves.

From Literature

"You can see the sandbars, concrete walls, making it very clear where you're supposed to go, and making sure people don't approach troops and engage in a dangerous situation," he said.

From BBC