How to Use retaining wall in a Sentence

retaining wall

noun
  • Police said the fawn had gone over the side of a retaining wall at the high school.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • The tree knocked down a retaining wall in the home's backyard.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • Does your garden need a retaining wall?
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Once again, his crew threw the 20-foot ladder over the retaining wall.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Below the retaining wall is a field of blue fescue that lines the sidewalk.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Part of the truck went over a side of the retaining wall, dropping debris on the road below.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2023
  • There’s a retaining wall at the bottom that looks like soil and water could overflow it in heavy rains.
    — oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023
  • This is a good choice for covering a concrete retaining wall.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • An officer saw two men sitting on a retaining wall and a rideshare driver pulled up to pick them up.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In the font of the home, a porch, brand-new retaining wall, stairs, and fresh landscaping were also added.
    — Eric Todisco, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • To save on landscaping costs, build a retaining wall yourself.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Plant creeping juniper on a slope to prevent erosion and along retaining wall edges.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Dixon lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree and retaining wall, the complaint said.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Salguero was shot in the back while behind the wheel of the car, which ended up crashing into a retaining wall.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In the sunken lounge area, Eckley installed a fireplace in the retaining wall.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the sunken lounge area, Eckley installed a fireplace in the retaining wall.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Twice a day during high tide, water will come up over the retaining wall and flood the area, damaging the trees.
    — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The Audi struck a stone retaining wall before coming to rest.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Nutall was feet way, between the retaining wall and an apartment building.
    — Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The vehicle veered off the road and then struck a tree before crashing into a retaining wall.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • On the south, a stone retaining wall is to come down and, again, be replaced with glass as a new south entry to the museum.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
  • On the other is the massive retaining wall of a high school baseball diamond.
    — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • Its arching branches are perfect for trailing over a rock garden edge or retaining wall.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2025
  • In one of them, iron-rich spring water flows through a row of apertures in a stone retaining wall, staining it over time with rust-red residue.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The curve improvements will shift the tracks toward the high school, creating the need for a new retaining wall.
    — Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
  • Then there’s the controversy over the retaining wall.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
  • This fast-growing, easy-to-care-for vine can climb a trellis, spill over a retaining wall, or be used as ground cover on a bank or hill.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The retaining wall and multilevel yard were the work of the previous owner.
    — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The car veered violently from the right lane to the left and crashed nose-first into the left lane’s outside retaining wall.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
  • State police noted there was a five-foot drop from Middle Road to base of the retaining wall.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2024

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