breakwater

Example Sentences

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Go for the sea views and breakwater strolls, as well as a sophisticated crafts market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He rode his his first wave in 1959, at the age of 16, from the breakwater at Half Moon Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The study is intended to help researchers understand how the manmade breakwater that was built in the 1930s in Santa Monica Bay, often visible during low tide, might hurt water circulation and, therefore, water quality.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Mr Ramsay said there was evidence that a "lifeguard on breakwater had worked in the past".

From BBC • May 21, 2025

I left the breakwater and the cove and climbed up the path over the cliffs towards the rest of the people.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier