pier
Example Sentences
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That evening their car slid down the slipway of a pier and into Lough Swilly.
From BBC
And so we stood between piers of bunks and gave thanks for fleas.
From Literature
On the day we met, as we strolled along Santa Monica pier in the sunshine, the spectre of war still loomed over him.
From BBC
The pier was widely viewed as a failure: It repeatedly broke apart due to bad weather, was operational for only 20 days and cost $230 million.
Devlin had locked it up with chains on the pier in the harbor.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
