often attributive
1
: the land bordering a usually large body of water
specifically
: coast
2
: a boundary (as of a country) or an area within a boundary
—usually used in plural
immigrated to these shores
3
: land as distinguished from the sea
shipboard and shore duty
: a prop for preventing sinking or sagging
shored; shoring
Synonyms
Examples of shore in a Sentence
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
The deadliest wreck in Lake Michigan – and all of the Great Lakes – was the Lady Elgin, which sank in 1860 after it was rammed by the schooner Augusta less than 10 miles from shore during a gale.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
In the past 200 years, six hurricanes have hit the shores of Pawleys Island.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
Beach resort to Roller Coast Cedar Point, owned by Cedar Fair, opened in 1870 on Lake Erie's south shore, a middle-class, bathhouse vacation destination.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Huntington Beach, Ohio 4101 Fulton Parkway, Cleveland, Ohio Located in Bay Village on the shores of Lake Erie, Huntington Reservation offers water sports, picnic areas and expansive lakefront views as part of Cleveland Metroparks.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
Lara, who could not be reached for comment, reportedly caught his perch from a dock at Hammond Marina on the shore of Lake Michigan in Lake County.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching spotted a 60-foot-long male blue whale about 6 miles from shore on April 28.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024
Rebekah Riess, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
As the blocks multiplied, a crew of Colby College student athletes sprang into action, pulling them from the pond, pushing them to shore and swiftly loading them into waiting trucks.
—Jenna Russell Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
An initial geological study and work to shore things up cost the city $75,000, but those temporary repairs and efforts to remold the slope didn’t stabilize the soil enough.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
All were either rescued or able to get to shore on their own.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Philip Hallworth said that authorities had brought the female body to shore after it was found and took it to the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
The bull elephant seal charged into the ocean after the pup and pushed it to shore with its head, the study said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2024
Our group of eight made our way from the ship to shore in a zodiac where a single gentoo penguin greeted us.
—Melissa McGibbon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
Even with small waves, getting Wessels to shore wasn’t easy, Weber said.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Noun
Klimek: What these workmen had discovered was an ancient library buried underground since the Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D.
Marchant: The library itself was situated in this luxury Roman villa on the shore of the Bay of Naples.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
The deadliest wreck in Lake Michigan – and all of the Great Lakes – was the Lady Elgin, which sank in 1860 after it was rammed by the schooner Augusta less than 10 miles from shore during a gale.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
In the past 200 years, six hurricanes have hit the shores of Pawleys Island.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
Beach resort to Roller Coast Cedar Point, owned by Cedar Fair, opened in 1870 on Lake Erie's south shore, a middle-class, bathhouse vacation destination.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Huntington Beach, Ohio 4101 Fulton Parkway, Cleveland, Ohio Located in Bay Village on the shores of Lake Erie, Huntington Reservation offers water sports, picnic areas and expansive lakefront views as part of Cleveland Metroparks.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
Lara, who could not be reached for comment, reportedly caught his perch from a dock at Hammond Marina on the shore of Lake Michigan in Lake County.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching spotted a 60-foot-long male blue whale about 6 miles from shore on April 28.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024
Verb
The whale’s carcass, which had been scavenged by sharks, was pulled to shore for a necropsy and identified as a mom from the 2024 calving season, having given birth to her sixth calf this past winter.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
As the blocks multiplied, a crew of Colby College student athletes sprang into action, pulling them from the pond, pushing them to shore and swiftly loading them into waiting trucks.
—Jenna Russell Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
An initial geological study and work to shore things up cost the city $75,000, but those temporary repairs and efforts to remold the slope didn’t stabilize the soil enough.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
All were either rescued or able to get to shore on their own.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Philip Hallworth said that authorities had brought the female body to shore after it was found and took it to the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
The bull elephant seal charged into the ocean after the pup and pushed it to shore with its head, the study said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2024
Our group of eight made our way from the ship to shore in a zodiac where a single gentoo penguin greeted us.
—Melissa McGibbon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
Even with small waves, getting Wessels to shore wasn’t easy, Weber said.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Shore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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shore
1 of 3 noun
ˈshō(ə)r 
ˈshȯ(ə)r
: the land along the edge of a body of water (as the sea)
shore
2 of 3 verb
shored; shoring
: to support with one or more bracing timbers
shore up a house foundation
shore
3 of 3 noun
: a prop or support placed under or against something to support it
Etymology
Noun
Middle English shore "the land on the edge of a body of water"
Verb
Middle English shoren "to support, brace"
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