retaining wall
Example Sentences
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They spotted some hose dangling over a retaining wall covered in ivy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Mass evacuations were ordered amid fears a key retaining wall could collapse, sending floodwaters rushing into communities below — a tragedy that was ultimately averted.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
The bridge was closed on 20 September after extensive cracking was discovered in a retaining wall creating "an unacceptable risk to public safety", the DfI said.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
They ran, some barefoot in the mud, up a steep hill beyond the property’s retaining wall.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
My fingers bled from scraping out the rocks and it seemed that a square yard of ground produced a wheelbarrow full of rocks which I had to push down to the retaining wall.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
