How to Use waterfront in a Sentence

waterfront

noun
  • Though the park is more than just a waterfront.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Best of all, the stay is just two blocks from the waterfront.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 28 July 2025
  • Nowhere is that more true than along the waterfront.
    — Dan Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2026
  • This looks like the waterfront, or maybe onboard a ship?
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are plenty of waterfront stays to choose from, too.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Take the bus to enjoy the scenery, then walk the waterfront.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Take the bus to enjoy the scenery, then walk along the waterfront.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
  • Many of these on-the-waterfront restaurants can be reached by car or boat.
    — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2021
  • The waterfront was a ghost of its former self, but the past still seemed to be in the air.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Stanley Park and the waterfront are just a short walk away.
    — Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been two years since Thunder was held down at the waterfront.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2022
  • For the first couple of decades, all was quiet on the waterfront.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This year’s event could draw as many as a half-million people to the waterfront.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2021
  • The light show is spread across the canal, which makes the event perfect for an evening stroll on the waterfront.
    — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
  • In a few days, volunteers were able clear most of the debris on the waterfront.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 17 July 2025
  • Purchasing and owning a waterfront home is not for the faint of heart.
    — Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
  • Click here to see all the photos of the waterfront spread near Seattle.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 May 2025
  • The New Bedford waterfront is lined with more than just boats.
    — Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Take in the beauty of the waterfront at Riverview Park.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Brown has used a host of locations across the city’s waterfront and the province.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
  • There are manicured green lawns and waterfront views!
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The neighborhood is a wealthy enclave of waterfront homes near the beach.
    — David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022
  • There are access points sprinkled across the waterfront.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • There are access points sprinkled across the waterfront.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The waterfront views steal the show, especially as boats drift by and the light starts to change.
    — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Our guests really enjoy the short walk down to the waterfront.
    — Demarco Williams, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In the evenings, gather at the fire pit overlooking the waterfront for s’mores as the sun goes down.
    — Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The waterfront has emerged as a hot spot for the mammals in 1989.
    — Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024
  • The Akker Brygge waterfront, with restaurants and bars, is a short walk away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • There is a large basement and the backyard borders the waterfront.
    — oregonlive, 24 Dec. 2021

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