How to Use dock in a Sentence

dock

1 of 2 noun

• Roy splashed ashore and ran along the old dock.
  — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
• These people are out on their dock.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2025
• Walk the longer route to the ferry dock.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
• The mid-block dock for trucks to load and unload?
  — Robert Yaro, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
• Past the boat dock, the frozen lake stretched from one icy shore to the next.
  — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
• There is no dock for boaters at the site of the restaurant.
  — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 11 May 2026
• Four were fishing with cane poles from a rickety dock.
  — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
• The son swam to his sisters and brought them back to a nearby dock.
  — CBS News, 10 July 2023
• Vish asks, rolling his suitcase along the cement dock.
  — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
• That’s where an inflatable dock comes in handy.
  — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
• When a net breaks in a storm, a dozen or so dock workers rush to shore to stitch it up.
  — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
• When a net breaks in a storm, a dozen or so dock workers rush to shore to stitch it up.
  — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
• Its own dock for visiting yachts.
  — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
• Guests can fish or crab off the hotel's docks or have a picnic on the lawn.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
• Kayaking was made easy with a public dock less than half a mile from the house.
  — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2023
• Don’t be afraid to toss this cooler on a dock or in the bottom of your boat.
  — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• In the heat of summer, large bluegills love to hang in the cool shade below docks.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
• The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.
  — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
• Nichols tries to skip his lure as far under a dock as possible.
  — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
• Live shrimp with a split shot or two crimped above the hook can also be cast under docks.
  — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
• Off to the side is a private dock for getting out on the water.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
• His home studio overlooks half a dozen speedboats idled at a dock.
  — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
• That is the piece that could change how loading docks operate.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
• The space also has its own massage room and a drive-in tender dock for toys.
  — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
• Giles called, urging a little brown-and-white dog down the metal dock.
  — Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
• That ship docks in Curaçao on June 25.
  — Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
• His townhouse faces the Gulf Coast and a chunk of dock that was torn from it.
  — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• The space station also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be docked at one time.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
• The space station also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be docked at one time.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
• Two other people on the jet ski swam safely to a nearby dock.
  — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026

dock

2 of 2 verb

• Use a fork to dock the dough all over.
  — Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2026
• The ship had last been docked in Venezuela.
  — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
• If that's not enough, an alien ship soon docks nearby.
  — S.c. Stuart, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
• The vessel was docked in Venezuela.
  — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
• At least some of the ships had docked in San Diego.
  — ABC News, 8 May 2026
• Any ship that docked in the city’s harbor risked losing its crew.
  — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• His death stunned his fellow boaters who dock in the same harbor.
  — Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
• The Dash, at any moment, may try in vain to dock again to change her fate.
  — Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
• Both sides agreed to suspend fees for one year on ships that dock at each other’s ports.
  — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
• The pins went through the scalp and were docked on the surface of her skull with numbing cream.
  — Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
• The fox was at the Bronx Zoo the day after the ship docked.
  — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
• The two would rendezvous and dock in lunar orbit.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
• The ships were docked in the Avacha Bay, which borders the port city.
  — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
• The ship will dock with the gas depot, fuel up, and head off toward the moon.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
• The space station also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be docked at one time.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
• The space station also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be docked at one time.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
• One shopper who lives on the water even uses it to shine light on their boat dock at night.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
• One shopper who lives on the water even uses it to shine light on their boat dock at night.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
• The ship docks close to town, public transport is nearby, and the main sights can be reached on foot.
  — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• Sixthman has returned its plans to dock.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
• You may like It was docked at Anchor 102.
  — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
• But those walking to the Wendella tour boats dock will walk right past it.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
• One of the most exciting events is the boat-docking contest.
  — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
• The ship will not dock but will remain at anchor, with people ferried off in small boats.
  — Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
• The ships were docked in San Francisco, where the crews were on shore leave.
  — Longreads, 5 Sep. 2023
• Forty-two ships are awaiting to dock, with 265 vessels en route to the port.
  — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
• Here’s where the premier sailboats are docked side-by-side at the marina.
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
• Smaller fleets dock in the heart of town, making exploration easy.
  — Maridel Reyes, Women's Health, 6 June 2023
• The witness said the man was with his wife near the same boat dock where the 4-year-old was later found dead.
  — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
• Scofflaws or visitors to the city could be identified and docked through bills sent to their homes.
  — Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026