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noun

ˈbēch How to pronounce beach (audio)
Definition of beachnext
as in shore
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up

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verb

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as in to ground

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as in to shipwreck

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Recent Examples of beach
Noun
Jeff Bezos may have a beach house to go with his $237 million Miami compound. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Coastal flooding and dangerous beach conditions Beachgoers should exercise caution Thursday as a high risk of rip currents makes swimming dangerous along South Florida's Atlantic beaches. — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazard warning for Lake Michigan beaches through Friday due to the danger of high waves and dangerous currents. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 In terms of where to beach, wide stretches of sand in Beach Haven remain some of the Jersey Shore’s most desirable, drawing surfers at sunrise, families hauling coolers and striped umbrellas by midday, and sunset walkers lingering until the sky fades pink over the dunes. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for beach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
  1. shoreline
  2. ground
  3. shipwreck
  4. coast
  5. tie up
  6. wreck
  7. coastline
  8. dock
Noun
  • Inside the guest rooms, large picture windows frame the shoreline.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Hannah Damon, director of outreach and administration at Camp Amnicon Adventures and Retreats in South Range, Wisconsin, made the discovery while spending time with her son along the camp's sandy shoreline.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoreline
Verb
  • While tree hugging isn’t typically my thing, the experience was unexpectedly grounding and deeply calming.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These kinds of phrases are grounding and can help contain some of that anxiety.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of ground
Verb
  • Mom spots shipwreck hiding beneath lake after years of beach visits.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In a passage from the Book of Acts, Paul is shipwrecked while sailing for Rome.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of shipwreck
Noun
  • At least two people were killed and eight injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on Saudi Arabia's east coast Wednesday, according to Saudi state media.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As king tides peak along the South Florida coast, municipal officials and local residents are preparing for potentially widespread flooding as heavy rain and strong onshore winds threaten the region over the coming days.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of coast
Verb
  • The Rays need a win here to tie up the series, and the Guardians want a win to put Tampa Bay’s back against the wall.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The legal proceedings remained tied up in the court system until their divorce was finalized with a settlement in November 2022.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of tie up
Verb
  • Just as Bryan’s own ascent began, alcoholism almost wrecked his fellow Oklahoma heroes, Turnpike Troubadours.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Some people make money, some people use the buzz to shore up a brand, and some people get their lives wrecked, but who falls into this last category comes down to bad luck more than to justice.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of wreck
Noun
  • Their roots knit the coastline together, sheltering marine life and fish and absorbing carbon emissions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • California has long prided itself as a regulatory trailblazer, whether to preserve its coastline, reduce air pollution, protect gig workers, ensure data privacy or battle climate change.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of coastline
Verb
  • After the shuttle left, astronauts used the space station's robotic arm to move the shuttle docking port out of the way at the Destiny module.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The SpaceX plan The biggest ask SpaceX engineers had in meetings with NASA in early 2026 was removing the requirement to dock with Orion in a near-rectilinear halo orbit around the Moon.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
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