pier
Example Sentences
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As they began “Twenty-three Raggedy Anns on the shelf” for the second time, Abby’s tree collided with the remains of an old fishing pier.
From Literature
Australia’s government is investing about $5.6 billion in Stirling for things like a training center, housing, improvements to the submarine pier, a facility to handle radioactive waste, and power.
A black, polished sliding door delivers you into a reception room whose pomp is disciplined by marble piers, dark patinated-bronze framing panels, and—most memorably—walls sheathed in gold mosaic and red marble.
Part of a historic pier has washed away as Storm Ingrid brings heavy rain and strong winds to Devon and Cornwall.
From BBC
“Reuben wrecked Fort Lauderdale too. Port Everglades. The fishing pier at Pompano. It’s all gone. Basketball arena made it though, so there’s that, I guess.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
