sea wall
Example Sentences
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Coastal development is a lightning rod in the Ocean State, yet no issue has animated locals like this sea wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The disastrous two-month closure in 2014 was caused not by a breach of the sea wall in Dawlish, but by a serious landslip down the line near the neighbouring coastal town of Teignmouth.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Bundy and the mayor led a driving tour of the shattered coastline, stopping at one property where the destruction of a home revealed a sea wall below with a pre-existing sinkhole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
They were among at least a dozen people watching swells from the sea wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2024
I’ll never forget that tall, lonely figure standing on the sea wall The S.S.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
