retaining wall

Example Sentences

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According to local officials, the Rodalies train collided with a retaining wall which fell onto the track between Gelida and Sant Sadurní on Tuesday evening.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

They ran, some barefoot in the mud, up a steep hill beyond the property’s retaining wall.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Sitting on a nearby retaining wall, Cranford said he would have accepted a motel room had someone offered one.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

As she walked Caleb to school, less than a mile from their Lincoln Heights home, Massa noticed this long strip of neglected land between the freeway’s retaining wall and the sidewalk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

I sat on the retaining wall and watched her walk away.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge