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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Sun Sentinel Flash fire on boat near Fort Lauderdale sandbar caused by fuel vapors igniting
A flash fire erupted on a motorboat in the Intracoastal Waterway near Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day, severely injuring 11 people, including two young children, officials said.
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025
Experience the bluffs, forests and sandbars of the lower Mississippi on an outing with Quapaw Canoe Company.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
On May 26, a 39-foot Sea Ray burst into flames in the Intracoastal Waterway, near the large sandbar by the New River.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
On July 19th, the ship broke up amid a violent storm, having run aground on a sandbar just three hundred yards off Fire Island, New York.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Indiana Dunes National Park offers beaches, dunes, and hiking trails along Lake Michigan.—
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Covered by the sands of time, buried by the scirocco of a new season, the golden edge of a Tiffany trophy poking through a dune as the Premier League nears on the horizon.—
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Sherry, 65, and Monty Walden, 69, said the river rose above their 25-foot embankment.—
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His daughters’ bodies were nearly 100 yards away down a small embankment, along with zip ties and plastic bags found strewn throughout the area, according to a police affidavit.—
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.—
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
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Richard Attias & Associates, named after its founder and chairman, is working with banks including Evercore to prepare for a share sale, Bloomberg reported.—
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Sparks emerge from a red-gold river and settle themselves in flowers that line both banks.—
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Obviously, other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the USS America on the shoals of Iran.—
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Other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the U.S.S. America on the shoals of Iran.—
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“Sandbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandbar. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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