Examples of 'burst its banks' in a sentence

Meaning of "burst its banks"

burst its banks - When a body of water overflows beyond its normal boundaries, spreading onto the surrounding land. This typically occurs during periods of heavy rainfall or snowmelt

How to use "burst its banks" in a sentence

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burst its banks
The lake has burst its banks.
Nine people drowned in a nursing home in Iwaizumi after a river burst its banks.
It may have burst its banks.
Every graveyard on planet Earth is about to burst its banks.
Has burst its banks.
At least the river did not burst its banks.
Which had burst its banks following the heavy rain.
That river must have burst its banks.
The Nyahonde River burst its banks and inundated numerous communities.
Later the Limpopo river burst its banks.
The Thomson River burst its banks and rendered the road out of Heyfield impassable.
In October that year the canal burst its banks and Weedon.
Coniston Water burst its banks and submerged roads, fields and local premises.
Other LRnder were hit particularly hard after the River Elbe burst its banks.
The Buzi river has already burst its banks killing hundreds.

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And underneath, a raging passion, like a tempestuous stream waiting to burst its banks.
The River Vistula had already burst its banks at the end of May.
But an even worse flood occurred in 1795 when the Trent burst its banks.
The river burst its banks at Porto Tolle.
With heavy rain, it may have burst its banks.
The Delaware River burst its banks at Burlington, inundating nearby lowlands.
Despite some scares, the Arno has not burst its banks since then.
The river burst its banks in 2000, flooding much of Uckfield and the surrounding countryside.
In 1988 the Sand River burst its banks and flooded parts of the town.
Dublin 's River Liffey burst its banks on 29 November, flooding several areas.

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