retaining wall
Example Sentences
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The bridge at Kilrea closed in September after cracking was found in a retaining wall and reopened to cars and other light vehicles on 6 December after temporary repairs.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
They ran, some barefoot in the mud, up a steep hill beyond the property’s retaining wall.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
When graffiti appears on the retaining wall below the freeway, she takes a photo and uploads it to MyLA311 to get it painted over.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
As she walked Caleb to school, less than a mile from their Lincoln Heights home, Massa noticed this long strip of neglected land between the freeway’s retaining wall and the sidewalk.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
Closer, within the boundaries of the balustrade, were the rose gardens and, nearer still, the Triton fountain, and standing by the basin’s retaining wall was her sister, and right before her was Robbie Turner.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
