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Example sentences for "pierhead"

Lexicographically close words:
pierceth; piercing; piercingly; piercings; pierde; pierres; piers; pies; pietas; pietate
  1. Like a kid sittin' on the pierhead an' watchin' the green water.

  2. She nodded, and he resumed with more confidence: "I'd sit on the pierhead an' watch the ships.

  3. A tall man stood on the deck, looking out towards the flat dark land: and by the light at the pierhead he saw his face, the sorrowful face of Brother Michael.

  4. And he remembered the evening in the infirmary in Clongowes, the dark waters, the light at the pierhead and the moan of sorrow from the people when they had heard.

  5. A tiny light twinkled at the pierhead where the ship was entering: and he saw a multitude of people gathered by the waters' edge to see the ship that was entering their harbour.

  6. They were passing Gravesend when Drake suddenly turned to Frobisher and remarked: "I say, Mr Frobisher, did you happen to notice a yellow-skinned chap standing on the pierhead as we left the dock?

  7. Sad beyond power of thought were the hearts of all as they had hastened to the pierhead at early morning light; now the sorrowful still remained there, but those who came away rejoiced, for none returned without their treasures.

  8. The tide was high, and Gray Michael's skiff waited for him at the pierhead beside the lighthouse.

  9. We soon had the muslin piled onto her ag'in, and sure enough, as old Wiggins had said, the sixteenth day out he walked the pierhead in Liverpool.

  10. Whilst taking passengers on board, a carriage arrived at the Pierhead for embarkation.

  11. When the steamer left the Pierhead her deck was thronged with passengers.


  12. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pierhead" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.