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According to Plutarch, Caesar set fire to the enemy fleet, but the fire raged out of control from the nearby dockyards and swallowed the Great Library.—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025 The rural setting is not just beautiful but bucolic to die for, with shots of Galicia’s coastline constantly present to counter darker scenes and contrast with Ferrol’s dockyards.—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025 An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province.—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025 Hikers can make their way up to the dockyard’s lookout, Shirley Heights—but be prepared for a challenging climb and wear comfortable shoes.—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for dockyard
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