How to Use berth in a Sentence

berth

1 of 2 noun
  • He has a starting berth on the all-star team.
  • Was the name changed purely to get a berth on the Lido?
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • The floor is a Wild Card berth, the ceiling is a World Series crown.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • With its high price comes a wide berth of customization, from the choice of the width of your shoe to the toe and heel sizes.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • But with a Super Bowl berth on the line, Kelce dismantled the Ravens.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Dallas was in an uphill spot for the last play-in berth in the West anyway.
    Tim Reynolds, Chron, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Jordan Love came through against the Bears to clinch Green Bay's playoff berth.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The Beavers probably must run the table and win the Pac-12 championship game to get a berth.
    Ndaschel, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • Dominka Janik will be looking for a state berth in the 100 hurdles as well.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • The Phillies went on to win the game against the New York Mets 5-2, bringing the team one step closer to clinching a wild card berth in the playoffs.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The compartment was warm as toast, with two berths wide enough to share with our daughters.
    Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
  • That version of the Yankees finished with a 23-6 run to claim a wild-card playoff berth.
    Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The Blazers will play at least five games in a format that rewards the top four teams with playoff berths.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
  • There’s a diary from a passenger on the last voyage of the Queen Mary, in 1967, to its current berth in Long Beach.
    John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • The other elements, air, earth and water, keep a wide berth from Fire Town and its denizens.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023
  • The large suite’s king-sized island berth is framed to port by a settee and to starboard by a vanity.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • With the victory, Sacramento clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2006.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Taiga has rented a berth to demo its jet ski at Westpoint Harbor in the southern part of the Bay Area.
    WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Expected to contend for a playoff berth, the team instead is last in the AFC West and 13th in the conference.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In Division 7, Agoura made the tournament at 7-3 with an at-large berth.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The Rays are rested and tested after clinching a playoff berth more than a week ago.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The other three spots are filled with at-large berths determined from NCAA rankings.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • At the trade deadline, the Angels were 4½ games back in the AL West, three games back in the wild-card hunt and were fully going for a postseason berth.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • And what team would take more pleasure in denying the Packers a postseason berth?
    Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The final team to earn a playoff berth last season came within three games of being the last team standing.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The reality is the Lakers remain on life support for a play-in berth.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But in stark contrast to their normal standing this time of year, they are not guaranteed a berth.
    Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The Hirsch winner claims an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • And once the Magic finds the right fits around foundational wings, a playoff berth won’t be far behind.
    Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • Remember when all those ships were steaming back and forth in front of Los Angeles, waiting for a berth?
    Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
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berth

2 of 2 verb
  • The ship berthed at this pier.
  • The ship was berthed at this pier.
  • The first Dragon berthed with the station in May of last year.
    Michael Belfiore, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2013
  • Most of the ship’s crew would have been asleep in the ship’s berthing compartments at the time of the predawn collision.
    Chas Danner, Daily Intelligencer, 18 June 2017
  • The full-scape replica ship was built in England in the 1950s and has been berthed in Plymouth Harbor.
    USA TODAY, 10 July 2019
  • Even crew members berthed over ballasted parts of the hold were at risk.
    David Brown, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Whalers from around the world flocked to this island as a place to berth their vessels between hunts in the southern seas.
    Kraig Becker, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2017
  • Smaller tankers could berth alongside it to access its oil.
    The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Dry-berthing the ship will take about $40 million, but towing it away will cost about $30 million.
    Jennifer Bolton, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Another tanker could berth next to the ship and—while pumping inert gas into the Safer’s oil tanks—suck out its Marib crude.
    The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The firm is not facing problems berthing vessels, and the force majeure was due to fall in demand because of virus outbreak.
    Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
  • While many complain about how much baseball has changed lately, success stories are berthed out of those who adapt.
    Michael Beller, SI.com, 13 June 2018
  • Despite intervention from the United Nations to approve the clearance of 14 vessels, the tankers were not able to berth.
    Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Visitors can tour the vessel where it is berthed in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    Brie Dyas, House Beautiful, 20 Oct. 2016
  • Robber barons would berth their luxury sailing craft uptown for cruises to the sybaritic shores of Long Island Sound.
    Gina Levay, Smithsonian, 29 May 2017
  • Robber barons would berth their luxury sailing craft uptown for cruises to the sybaritic shores of Long Island Sound.
    Gina Levay, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • Toyota vehicles bound for shipment sit near a vehicle carrier ship berthed at the Nagoya Port in Tokai, Japan.
    Paul Hannon, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
  • At Huntington-Sunset and Dana Point harbors, vessels are berthed at docks and marina slips.
    Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 4 May 2017
  • Their bodies were recovered hours later from berthing compartments flooded by the crash.
    Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 June 2017
  • The ship berthed on Monday at the Port of Oakland, California, where the passengers will be tested, disembarked and quarantined in the coming days.
    Curtis Tate, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The Dragon capsule is expected to remain berthed at the Earth-facing port of the forward Harmony module for 28 days, departing on April 6.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2020
  • They are all berthed directly beneath the flight path of the mighty Blue Angels, the final act in the weekend air show that traditionally draws tens of thousands of fans to viewing spots along the waterfront.
    Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2019
  • But, as my colleague Sarah Ravani reported, Mike Zampa, a spokesman for the port, said that having a cruise ship berthed at the port poses safety and security issues.
    Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Other stations have berths for space tourists, but very few aggressively focus on ferrying the super rich to low-earth (LEO) orbit.
    Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2019
  • Approximately a dozen ships have called or are berthed loading and unloading at the terminals in Seattle and Tacoma in recent days.
    Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017
  • Many countries have become increasingly reluctant to grant entry to cruise ships after the infection of more than 700 people on a vessel berthed off Japan showed how quickly the virus could spread.
    Jason Scott, Bloomberg.com, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Sources at the Port of San Francisco say other cruise lines that have suspended operations during the coronavirus pandemic are in talks with the port about berthing their luxury liners here.
    Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The construction of a new cruise terminal with the capacity to berth an additional 5,000-passenger cruise ship represents thousands of jobs and increased opportunities for our community.
    Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The ship berthed at this pier.
  • The ship was berthed at this pier.

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