How to Use riverfront in a Sentence

riverfront

noun
  • We went for a walk down at the riverfront.
  • After the docks closed in the 1980s, the riverfront area was reimagined.
    Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Cleveland has won 12 of the last 17 games between the two clubs on the riverfront.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Passing under the bridge and down along the gray riverfront.
    New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Explore the riverfront, browse unique shops, and find a place that serves fresh seafood.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Outside are a riverfront porch, a back deck on the lagoon, and boat slips front and back.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 22 May 2022
  • The planned tower is on the city's riverfront west of the Renaissance Center.
    Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2022
  • And two of the three people charged in the Alabama riverfront brawl turned themselves in.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The townhomes are the second major announcement for the riverfront site in about a week.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
  • In October, the riverfront got some more love when a beaver was spotted.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The route winds the riverfront’s eastern shore, toward downtown, loops back along the west side of the river, and ends back at the starting point.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
  • This whole riverfront will be developed across here over the next decade, and this will be sitting right in the middle of it.
    Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • One idea that has been floated is to hold mini-Mardi Gras parades through the park and along the riverfront.
    John Sharp | , al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The Detroit riverfront event will not be open to the public but it will be streamed live globally on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/Ford.
    Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023
  • South Bronx Unite has, for years, been pushing the city to transform six riverfront parcels into coastal parks.
    Geoff Dembicki, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Some roads along the riverfront were closed because of high water Tuesday.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The fireworks are expected to begin around 10 p.m. along the city’s riverfront.
    Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2022
  • The Reds have been eyeing open space at the riverfront development.
    Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The broadcast is open to the public and people can start showing up at 6:45 a.m. at the riverfront location.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The explosion of the steamboat Moselle near Cincinnati’s riverfront.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2022
  • It's named for the guide, who handpicked the lodge's riverfront site where five A-frame tents are tucked on elevated platforms among the sausage trees.
    Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2022
  • The medieval town, on the banks of the Temo River, has an attractive riverfront lined with palm trees and palazzi painted in pastel hues.
    Ingrid K. Williams, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2024
  • For years, Father Roy Snipes has been taking groups down to the patch of riverfront for fishing and bonfires and overnight camping.
    J. David Goodman, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The wedding party also posed for photos at a nearby dock on the riverfront.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Multiple brands will offer test drives on the riverfront course of the 2023 Indy car Detroit Grand Prix.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Henton is believed to be transient and to frequent the riverfront area on both the Iowa and Nebraska sides, police said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Stroll the delightful riverfront promenade, play life-size chess, or just grab a bench and watch Germany at play.
    Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • During a dinner at a riverfront steakhouse, Reaves’ buddies teased him about his NBA fame around town.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022
  • Rather, the women walked to the riverfront to honor their ancestors who had been brought there as enslaved people.
    Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The town’s Hudson River Historic District, one of the largest in the country, includes more than 40 riverfront estates.
    Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023

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