breakwater
Example Sentences
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He joined some 72,000 people who climbed over fences and swam around a breakwater to get into Ceuta, spreading panic in the tiny territory and exposing the vulnerability of Spain’s border with Morocco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The second boat launched from the Dunkirk area overnight and was spotted near a breakwater off the coast at 06:00, the French coastguard said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In the ad, Eastport’s Port Authority director celebrates Collins for her role in helping to secure federal grant money that allowed the breakwater to be rebuilt.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Markets are focused on the rupee as it dwindles toward the psychological breakwater of 100 to the dollar.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
To his right the harbor lay enclosed by its breakwater.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
