wharf
Example Sentences
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City hall, the slave market, and town pillory were all there, and the wharf on the East River “made it a rendezvous for pirates,” writes Sobol.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
City hall, the slave market, and town pillory were all there, and the wharf on the East River “made it a rendezvous for pirates,” writes Sobol.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
They also tried to resuscitate the boy as the boat made its way to an ambulance waiting by a wharf.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
The crew blow-torched the fasteners and released the cables that held the crane to the ship, while workers on land laid temporary rails across the wharf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Nat turned from the wharf, back into town, and climbed a little hill.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
