docks

Example Sentences

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When the driverless trucks deliver to stores, they may face more issues like congestion or occupied docks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"When they were both down at the docks waiting on their sons coming back from the Yangtze incident, the newspaper had taken their photo," Bannister said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The Nora docks at Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export and loading hub.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"And that time-limited interest expired in 2004 -- more than a decade before the cruise lines ever used the docks."

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

People gathered at the docks and yelled: “Go home, Redcoats!—or made fun of the “Lobsterbacks” stiffly marching to their camp on Boston Commons.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen