the seashore

noun

: the land along the edge of the sea that is usually covered with sand or rocks

Examples of the seashore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With ranked choice, voters state their preferences in order: First, the seashore, and if not that, a resort, and if not that, then the city. Michael Wines, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024 At first, beachgoers landed on Scenic Highway 30A the same way sand settles on the seashore: slowly and without much fanfare. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024 Rerouting rail lines away from collapsing coastal bluffs and, someday, moving entire neighborhoods off the seashore are quite another. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024 Kim Yo Jong said that North Korea on Saturday only detonated blasting powder simulating the sound of its coastal artillery on the seashore, to test the South Korean military’s detection capabilities. Hyung-Jin Kim, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2024 But can seers see Cici selling seashells by the seashore? Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019 In four of the pictures, Jenner has coordinated her lime green crocheted thong bikini with the green cushions of her chaise, which is pulled right up to the seashore, and her coconut bevvy. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024 Or see a suite of 24 large-scale photographs of the seashore, made from existing publicity photographs of Marilyn Monroe frolicking at the beach. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023 Lifeguards along the National Seashore used to whistle two to three times an hour to call in swimmers who were too far from shore, said Gordon Miller, head lifeguard for the seashore’s North District, which includes Head of the Meadow, Race Point, and Herring Cove beaches. Beth Treffeisen, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023

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“The seashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seashore. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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