piers

Example Sentences

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It consists of a wide exedra—a curved, high-backed bench—flanked by piers and supporting eight columns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But in 1982-83, when another super El Niño occurred, storms destroyed multiple piers and ripped away a 400-foot section of the Santa Monica Pier.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Images on social media showed one of its supporting stone piers was leaning at an angle and part of the metalwork had twisted and fallen into the river.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

These piers would be vulnerable to attack, though, which means they could only be used once a beach was secured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Beyond the arch stretched the great span that the Valyrians had built at the height of their glory, its fused stone roadway supported by massive piers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin