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Recent Examples of wharfAs part of the agreement, the terminal operator has also committed to the replacement and maintenance of all wharf and berth structures.—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025 In celebration of the reopening, parking for the first two hours on the wharf will be free for the month.—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025 Many of California’s wharves and piers are now centenarians.—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024 The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued warnings through the rest of the week, urging residents to stay off piers, wharves and beaches.—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wharf
The Romans established Londinium just north of the river’s marshy valley after invading Britain in 43 C.E. Colossal wooden quays stood on the ancient settlement’s riverbank.
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Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born.
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