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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:

True, Teddington is on the Thames, and moreover it is at the upper tidal limit of the river.
(In the dry season, when the river is at its lowest, the first part of the journey must be undertaken by coach.)
By a.d. 900, the Hong Kong islands had become a lair for pirates preying on the shipping in the Pearl River Delta and causing a major headache for burgeoning Guangzhou; small bands of pirates were still operating into the early years of the 20th century.
Three hundred meters (1,000 feet) in depth, this sheer-sided canyon is cut by the Guadalhorce River.
In 1275 the settlement of Amstelredamme, as it was known, received permission from Count Floris of Holland to transport goods along the river Amstel without incurring tolls, giving the city a monopoly on trade along the river.