How do you use Wharf in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dock or moor, plus the exact meaning.
Wharf in a sentence
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Wharf meaning
- An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
- Any bank of a river or shore of a sea.
Synonyms of Wharf
Using Wharf
- The main meaning on this page is: An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore. | Any bank of a river or shore of a sea.
- Useful related words include: dock, moor, berth, set down.
- In the example corpus, wharf often appears in combinations such as: canary wharf, the wharf, wharf in.
Context around Wharf
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wharf
- In this selection, "wharf" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, canary, capitola, bermi, street, owner and rat stand out and add context to how "wharf" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a along wharf street chamber and a wharf was built. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wharf" sits close to words such as ailing, bale and beatrice, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wharf
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A ccording to its website De Bradelei Wharf was established in 2002. (12 words)
Bermi Wharf Rat, Andy Huk, catching a fish at the Bermagui Fishermen's Wharf. (14 words)
Canary Wharf, the creation of Canadian property tycoon Paul Reichmann, began 35 years ago. (14 words)
Further afield One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, Gravesend Clock Tower and St Thomas’s church in Ryde on the Isle of Wight also lit up to highlight the work of the children’s charity and the help it provides young people in their darkest hours. (46 words)
However, because of their length and low accessibility into narrow streets, these vehicles are restricted in where they can go and are generally used for terminal-to-terminal work, i.e. wharf to container holding park or wharf-to-wharf. (40 words)
We will be closing off the street, setting up a stage (on the grass patch outside Wharf Street Distillery), a performance zone and a kids zone, while marquees will line-up a along Wharf Street, chamber president, Simon France said. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, because of their length and low accessibility into narrow streets, these vehicles are restricted in where they can go and are generally used for terminal-to-terminal work, i.e. wharf to container holding park or wharf-to-wharf.
The wharf owner allowed work to continue on the wharf, which sent sparks onto a rag in the water which ignited and created a fire which burnt down the wharf.
Bermi Wharf Rat, Andy Huk, catching a fish at the Bermagui Fishermen's Wharf.
This year, $1 of every sale will be donated to the beautification of the Capitola Wharf, also known as the Capitola Wharf Enhancement Project.
We will be closing off the street, setting up a stage (on the grass patch outside Wharf Street Distillery), a performance zone and a kids zone, while marquees will line-up a along Wharf Street, chamber president, Simon France said.
At one time he owned the largest sperm candle factory in the United States, situated at the wharf which he owned, now the Memorial Wharf of the town.
Instead of fighting the crowds in Copenhagen's famous wharf, Nyhavn, check out Bergen's historic wharf, which is just as colorful yet a whole lot more peaceful.
The Wharf location is DC’s eighth and largest location, occupying the second and third floors overlooking the main entrance to The Wharf.
A ccording to its website De Bradelei Wharf was established in 2002.
A dedicated shanty stage will also be set up on Strand Wharf alongside a real ale bar.
Alex, cloaked in a Hugo Boss suit and the pride of a job in Canary Wharf, comes down to visit this quaint place with his girlfriend and potentially future wife.
Almost $814,900 was spent to fix up Dix's Wharf at Lake Heights, including a complete replacement of the timber structure and the installation of a non-slip fibre mesh walkway.
As soon as Frontispiece opened at Canary Wharf, business boomed: “We just put things in the window and they would go.
As well as the market photos, we've also got snaps from last week's The Wharf Revue - Looking for Albanese show at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre.
A wharf was built and over four months in the summer of 1944 the men trained in small arms, demolition, sabotage, communications, and other guerilla tactics, said the museum on their website.
Canary Wharf, the creation of Canadian property tycoon Paul Reichmann, began 35 years ago.
Etienne Siew was one of the performers showcased at last year’s Music on the Wharf concerts.
Flood warning area: South Cornwall coast at Truro including Garras Wharf, Newham Road, Lemon Quay, Malpas Road and other Truro Harbourside locations including Boscawen Park.
For North Shropshire train spotters, this will include a full train service from Oswestry to Weston Wharf, Llynclys to Pennygarreg Halt, and a bus service linking the two rail operations together.
Further afield One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, Gravesend Clock Tower and St Thomas’s church in Ryde on the Isle of Wight also lit up to highlight the work of the children’s charity and the help it provides young people in their darkest hours.
Common combinations with wharf
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- canary wharf 42×
- the wharf 36×
- wharf in 23×
- wharf and 14×
- wharf at 6×
- long wharf 6×
- wharf which 5×
- wharf street 5×
- wharf was 5×
- wharf will 4×