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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a wide river" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the physical characteristics of a river, particularly its breadth.
Example: "The boat glided smoothly across the surface of the wide river, reflecting the vibrant colors of the sunset."
Alternatives: "a broad river" or "a spacious river."
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The glacier ended in a wide river.
"It's still a wide river in some respects.
Beyond a wide river, the lushness began to diminish.
"Succession is like a wide river that should be crossed carefully.
In Quelat a waterfall threads down a gorge into a wide river below.
A wide river, the Dan, cut through the town, and there were abandoned factories decomposing alongside its grey water.
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The truth is that the Westside riverfront has become so gorgeous and so white, the whiteness now extending 40 blocks north of where it terminates on the East Side, that no garbage sites are going to get built here -- this despite a wider river and far more space between river and residents.
Emptying into the Indian Ocean, Kilifi Creek was a river — an impressively wide river at that — which opened into a giant lake sort of thing when she swam to the left and under the bridge.
Emptying into the Indian Ocean, Kilifi Creek was a river – an impressively wide river at that – which opened into a giant lake sort of thing when she swam to the left and under the bridge.
This is a very wide river, easy to navigate.
Guests also got to attend wonderful events and Q&As in the picturesque town of Portsmouth, N.H., which sits near the mouth of the Piscataqua River, a short, wide river that divides New Hampshire and Maine.
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