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

The use of the docks took place between 2016 and 2019 after president Barack Obama eased the US embargo on Cuba to allow cruise ships to make stopovers there.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Laughing, the fishermen in orange waders emerged onto the wharf from the docks below.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen