seafront
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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For the past five years, both Tory and Labour governments have used a picturesque seafront hotel—the faded Metropole—to house hundreds of asylum seekers as they waited for their claims to be processed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Otero was arrested weeks later, when he was on his way to protests after he called on social media for people to join him on the Malecón, Havana’s iconic seafront avenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Ceredigion council said the charges would manage the "very high demand for seafront parking more fairly" while attracting more tourists, adding that the fees were not intended to make money.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
With no room left at reception centres, entire families are left to crowd along the seafront or sleep in their cars.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Sometimes he almost convinces himself that he can see through the smoldering skeletons of the seafront mansions at the northwestern corner of the city to the rooftop of his house.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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