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Example sentences for: river

How can you use “river” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It tells the story of a poor Irish kid named Tim Dunphy who lives in Pawtucket, R.I., "a rotting city bleeding off an anemic river just north of Providence."
The Guadiana River, which runs into the Atlantic 3 km (2 miles) east of Monte Gordo, served as a natural frontier for some 2,000 years, forming the boundary between the Roman provinces of Lusitania (Portugal) and Baetica (southern Spain).
They reached their peak during the reign of Croesus (560–546 b.c. ), who owed his fortune to gold panned from the River Pactolus.
The town was an important port until 1575, when a sandbar formed across the River Vouga, cutting the port off from the sea and creating a vast lagoon.
“In Cleveland, pollution along the Cuyahoga River was so bad 20 years ago that the river caught fire.