sea wall

Example Sentences

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The only railway line to the south-west of England has been partially shut until further notice after a sea wall next to it crumbled in a storm.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 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

They’ve been waiting for seven years for a decision to be made on the funding of a sea wall.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024

My mother was always afraid I’d fall off the sea wall, or tumble out of a tree, or cut myself with a pocketknife.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor