Recent Examples on the WebAlso, a federal sand replenishment project completed earlier this year widened some of the narrowest beaches near the city’s public pier.—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024 Since the Key Bridge disaster, the Maryland Transportation Authority has pursued the case for building protections around the bridge’s major support piers.—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024 Accommodations range from retro-chic beach motels like The Pacific to luxury inns like the historic Cass House, the Victorian home of town pioneer James Cass, who built the 982-foot-long fishing pier.—Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024 Engineers have differed as to whether a fortified pier protection system could have stopped the inconceivably forceful cargo ship from collapsing the span.—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pier
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