the docks

plural noun

: the area in a town or city that has rows of docks, offices, and other buildings

We went down to the docks to watch the ships come in.

Examples of the docks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By January 1990, more than 150 sea lions swarmed the docks, drawing tourists who had avoided the area for months after the earthquake. —

Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 That fall, the docks at Pier 39 had just finished being remodeled, but the boats hadn't moved back in yet. —

Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024 An unusually large herd of sea lions hauled out of the bay waters to hang out on the docks at Pier 39, a popular tourist destination. —

Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024 Watch the swans drift by my windows and, in the summer, the neighborhood kids swimming and swinging off the docks. —

Kadish Morris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis – worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon. —

Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis - worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon. —

Patrick Whittle, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 Allen jumps off the docks in the film's ending, helps Madison fight off villains, and swims into happily ever after with her by his side. —

Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024 Your dog can live the lake life at Performance Pups in Dania Beach, where the expansive freshwater lake is open for swimming, retrieving balls and toys, or leaping off the docks. —

Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024

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