breakwater

Example Sentences

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Go for the sea views and breakwater strolls, as well as a sophisticated crafts market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The pier or breakwater is still accessible but there are locked gates and warning signs.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

High swells pounded the beach and showered Eifert as she stood on the breakwater, leaving her ski pants coated with beads of ice.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

In Long Beach, 19 people were rescued Sunday from the rocks of the breakwater after the mast of a 40-foot boat they were on broke in high winds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

In the shallows beyond the breakwater an ancient corpse rising and falling among the driftwood.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy