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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tributary of" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to describe a river or stream that flows into a larger river or body of water. Example: "The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River."
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"That's a tributary of the Missouri River".
The last river we travelled was a tributary of a tributary of the Ganges.
It rests on a tributary of the Neglinka River.
We parked by a tributary of the Exe.
Then you're seeing a tributary of that river.
It lies near a tributary of the Menderes River.
When I'm with him, I feel like a tributary of that stream.
It sparked a wave of student occupations, itself a tributary of the student protests in 2010.
It flows into the Dolores River, a tributary of the Colorado.
He threw his gun into a tributary of San Leandro Bay.
It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bareilly, on a tributary of the Ramganga River (itself a tributary of the Ganges [Ganga] River).
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