promenade
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He said the team have already collected "five big bucket loads" of litter which he said "covered half the distance" of the town's promenade.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Facing the sea, Havana's famous Malecon seawall has ceased to be a promenade for tourists or lovers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
At L’Alegria de l’Horta on the Malvarrosa Beach promenade, I sit in pressed clothes and drink fine Valencian wine.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Some ventures have succeeded, however, most notably the Detroit Riverwalk, a miles-long promenade built in the 2000s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
They had winter gardens and salons, dining rooms that could seat 200, and porches like the promenade decks of ocean liners from which guests could drink in the wholesome air and survey nature’s craggy splendor.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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But Maine is also home to charming hotels and harbor towns with seafood restaurants and seaside promenades that come alive in warm weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
These sort of wind speeds will lead to large coastal waves which are likely to overtop the sea walls and promenades.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
The park — once known as Westlake Park — was on the city’s western edge, and Wilshire Boulevard was its Champs-Élysées, perfect for Sunday afternoon promenades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
The state transportation department is replacing old, rusting metal pipes with broad, concrete promenades that provide more gradual gradients and gentler flows for salmon swimming upstream to access more spawning grounds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
When she told him about their nightly promenades, their whispers, and their suffocated cries, Jean de Satigny was rooted to his chair, his fork frozen in midair and his mouth locked open.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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From Johannesburg to Cape Town and other areas across the country thousands of people, most with mandated face masks and keeping some distance, promenaded outside.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2020
Memories of I-10 bedlam began to evaporate as we promenaded through the compact, tiered garden, serenaded by the gentle babble of small fountains.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2018
Memories of Interstate 10 bedlam began to evaporate as we promenaded through the compact, tiered garden, serenaded by the gentle babble of small fountains.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2018
The reservoirs are currently undergoing a modernization process that may convert them into a promenaded recreation area akin to Echo Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2016
Ignatius bellowed after he had promenaded up and down along the fence.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Because you may have witnessed a 6-foot-7 longhaired sasquatch slowly traversing tall rocks and promenading through thickets, grunting at the sky and scaring children and dogs silly.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
"Here's hoping we have some nice weather for the promenading pooches."
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2023
It will spend another 3 years promenading among the moons, eventually ending up in a tight orbit around Ganymede—the first time a spacecraft will orbit a moon other than Earth’s.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2023
The religious stalwarts may find dignity and community by promenading into church wearing their best finery.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2021
She may cut off their tails with a carving knife, this husbandless wife, whose school friends are still promenading through their girlhoods.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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