How to Use pier in a Sentence

pier

noun
  • The first flick showed the three of them on a small pier above the ocean.
    Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • The show is along the beach from Newland Street to the pier.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2022
  • After the collapse, many of those on the pier were able to swim back to shore.
    John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Make sure to stroll down the pier and enjoy the lakefront vista.
    John Pana, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
  • On top of that, the pier offers picturesque views of Luss.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 June 2023
  • Come bring your dog for a walk down the shoreline to the pier and beyond.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2022
  • There could be some parties at the pier if the team keeps winning.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The pier helps give the waves more structure, Mike explained.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
  • Enjoy a bike ride along the pier before taking a swim in the ocean.
    Nina Derwin, ELLE Decor, 25 May 2023
  • In episode 3 of season 1, Belly and Taylor take a walk along the beach near the pier.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 10 May 2023
  • The incoming swell could be strong enough to cause new damage to the pier.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Tours of the ship are self-guided; there is a museum on the pier.
    David Brown, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Eventually a log jam built up against the piers of the bridge.
    Randy McCrory Vintage Bentonville, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • If there was a floating field goal post on the pier the ball would have been right down the middle.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Quad can be heard asking, as the couple walk hand-in-hand down a pier.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Stuck to rocks, shells, and piers in oceans around the world is a strange little creature called a sea squirt.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The welcome party was then held at the private pier on the resort.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the ship faces eviction from the pier in Philly amid a rent dispute.
    Brittany Murray/medianews Group/long Beach Press-Telegram Via Getty Images, Curbed, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Though the pier is closed, the restaurant and rental cottages remain open, Wang said.
    Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Food service starts at 6 p.m. and guests may watch the fireworks from the pier and stay until 11 p.m.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2022
  • Parking is also available at the pier with a short stroll south on the beach trail.
    Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 19 Sep. 2024
  • David Wenger was on the pier when a pipe section swung loose and knocked him into the water.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Large crowds have come to watch the mammals lie in the sun, while others have tuned into the pier’s live stream.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
  • Marina staff had told the group not to jump off the pier, both the police release and Neel said.
    Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • On Google Maps, it can still be seen moored at a pier in the Mount Kumgang area, rusting away.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022
  • In the video, officers tell Flores she is not allowed to have a dog on the pier.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • On a misty night, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, Ash will walk to the edge of a Magikarp fishing pier.
    Vulture, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Storm surges tore 20-ton sections of pier from their moorings and tossed them onto the shore.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The designer did not allow enough height in the piers to keep the road above high water in excessive flood stage.
    Randy McCrory Vintage Bentonville, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The home also has 100 feet of ocean frontage, as well as an outdoor pool, al fresco kitchen and dining area, patio, lawn space and pier.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024

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