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Recent Examples of wharf
In San Isidro, a movement was born Castillo and Otero grew up in San Isidro, a working class, hardscrabble neighborhood abutting the wharfs near the Port of Havana, and became friends – one a rapper, the other a visual artist.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
An official commissioner of confiscation seized his Philadelphia home and wharf, which were worth thousands of pounds, along with his land in Chester County.
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Kimberly Nath,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Officials said the wharf attracts about 2 million visitors annually.
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Tim Fang,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
Mark Dennis, a member of Auckland Council's Rodney Local Board, told the newspaper the man was fishing with his family on the wharf and was a good swimmer.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
An official commissioner of confiscation seized his Philadelphia home and wharf, which were worth thousands of pounds, along with his land in Chester County.
—
Kimberly Nath,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Officials said the wharf attracts about 2 million visitors annually.
—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
Mark Dennis, a member of Auckland Council's Rodney Local Board, told the newspaper the man was fishing with his family on the wharf and was a good swimmer.
—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wharf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
Noun
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The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
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Plus, its dock automatically empties the dustbin, washes and dries the mop pads, and can go up to 65 days between dustbin changes.
Noun
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Visit the butterfly exhibit and enjoy some of Chicago's iconic Rainbow Cone on the pier.
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On the west side, the street along the harbor is chockablock with venues catering to tourists and daytrippers come to enjoy the pier and small beaches.
Noun
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.
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Waiting at the quay were water taxis for hotel guests.
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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