esplanade
Example Sentences
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The hearing was told that a parked pop-top caravan meant the two men could not see what was on the road as they walked along part of the esplanade.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Whenever I return to Batumi, which I’ve done five times, I always do three things: I stroll along the palm-fringed seaside esplanade, admiring the gardens first landscaped in 1881.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
The esplanade will be refurbished; visitors will no longer have to line up for tickets outside; and the permanent collections will be rearranged and rehung.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2023
More than 3,000 troops marched past the president and cabinet ministers in a display of pageantry on the central esplanade of Brasilia, where an estimated 30,000 people attended the annual event.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023
A few days after the meeting on the esplanade, I took my courage into my hands and went to see Father at his office.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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