retaining wall

Example Sentences

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They spotted some hose dangling over a retaining wall covered in ivy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Mass evacuations were ordered amid fears a key retaining wall could collapse, sending floodwaters rushing into communities below — a tragedy that was ultimately averted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

They ran, some barefoot in the mud, up a steep hill beyond the property’s retaining wall.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

In Cradley Heath, Dunedin said the process of connecting street lights had been affected by one of them being "directly in front of the retaining wall that has failed" during the landslip.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

A stream of smoke curled up from the groundskeeper’s workshop huddled against the retaining wall ahead.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo