How to Use floating dock in a Sentence

floating dock

noun
  • All of the rooms offer ocean views, and there’s even a floating dock equipped with lounge chairs.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Between trips, the sub can be recharged and restocked in a port or floating dock.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2022
  • The east-side floating dock will remain open during the project, the port said.
    — Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Paul Spadaro grabbed the line to pull in his floating dock last weekend and stopped.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2018
  • Access to the floating dock beyond is through the living room.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Those who get a board will paddle out to a floating dock where the puzzle pieces are anchored.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 June 2022
  • The Flyer sits on a floating dock, which serves as a helipad.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2018
  • Doing the worm on the carpet and a cartwheel on the floating dock is not enough to impress, babes.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 July 2024
  • Her sozzled mind becomes a kind of floating dock inside the book, anchored by her guilt.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Twenty-seven of the boat slips will be on floating docks and have water and electricity hookups.
    — Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Lake Eola’s fancy new floating dock for swan boats was wrenched from its pilings and tossed to the bank under a tree canopy.
    — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The property features a three-bedroom beach house, in-ground pool, helicopter pad, and a floating dock and boat ramp.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Upon arrival, we were escorted to a lagoon, outfitted with life vests and led to a floating dock.
    — Anne Calcagno, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The piers could stay, and users could restrict access to floating docks, so long as the remainder of the piers were accessible to the public.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
  • In addition to the sauna, the floating dock also has plenty of space to sit outside between sauna sessions and enjoy the wilderness.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Police said that the two teenagers were trying to swim to a floating dock across from the Woodridge Association beach.
    — Jessika Harkay, courant.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Pier 39 can host as many as 2,000 sea lions on its floating docks, depending on the season.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The relatively shallow waters are good for small-fry swimming, while the big kids like jumping from the floating dock anchored offshore.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Naturally, the grounds include a boathouse, floating dock, and an outdoor party deck for entertaining to take those epic coastal views.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The Baton Rouge location is in Perilloux's yard, where floating docks hold scores of pots with their bases in a half-acre pond.
    — Janet McConnaughey, Fox News, 10 May 2018
  • For those without boats, Lighthouse Point already has a floating dock bar, Drift Bar, that’s open for the season.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In a YouTube video shared by the yard, the behemoth can be seen segueing from the floating dock to the Kaiserhaven basin with the help of two tug boats.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Before it was damaged, the floating dock funneled about 1,000 metric tons of aid to Gaza, Singh said.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
  • The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock.
    — Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Telescopic glass panels slide open to connect the main living area to a small deck for barbecuing, as well as a floating dock for kayaks and other watercraft.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Barrels have been found before in Wallowa Lake, rusty leftovers from a time when empty drums were used as floats or filled with rocks or cement to anchor floating docks.
    — oregonlive.com, 18 June 2019
  • At the stern is a beach club that opens on three sides, with a custom floating dock for jet skis and tenders, while the primary suite, one of six guest cabins, has a private balcony that folds down to reveal a glass floor.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Visitors also come for the Dungeness crabs, clam chowders served in sourdough bread bowls, the sea lions that lounge on the floating docks and the shops on Pier 39.
    — CBS News, 25 May 2020
  • The 31-acre lake offers an extensive floating dock system that allows anglers to cast a line from the dock in water more than 20 feet deep, Stencil said.
    — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Visitors come for the Dungeness crabs, clam chowders served in sourdough bread bowls, the sea lions that hang out on the floating docks and shops and curiosities on Pier 39.
    — Daisy Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 May 2020

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