quay
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"There was a queue along the quay," he said, while many businesses had ordered glasses which would now "failed to arrive on time".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
At the port of Granadilla de Abona early Sunday morning, AFP journalists saw white tents had been sent up along the quay and the police had secured part of the port.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Its rigorous order and deep perspective, enhanced by the receding lines of ship masts and rail tracks along the expansive quay, address his motif in a style apropos of its modern subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The “Turenges” took a room in a hotel overlooking the harbor and discovered, to their surprise, an unguarded entrance that allowed them to observe the quay itself.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
There were many fishing boats along the quay and nets were spread on racks.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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By now the news of their arrival had reached the town, and the quays were lined with people cheering in amazement at the return of the Corps of Discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
On the stone quays of the Seine, even the most passionate odes to the river’s charms tend to arrive at the same conclusion: Nope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
In the nearby town of Saint-Gilles-les-Bains, trees had crashed onto quays and into the picturesque marina, and several boats were damaged.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
The company employed lightermen - workers who used flat-bottomed barges to move goods between ships and quays - and they would pull up to collect their wages from 41 Rotherhithe Street.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023
When Ged asked him no more he quietly bade the young man good night, and went off up the narrow stepped street above the quays.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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