1
: shore pebbles : shingle
2
a
: a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments
b
: a seashore area
beached; beaching; beaches
1
: to run or drive ashore
beaching the landing craft in the assault
The storm damaged and beached half the fleet.
2
: to strand on or as if on a beach
a beached shark
Examples of beach in a Sentence
Noun
We spent the day at the beach.
she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up
Verb
The pirates beached the ship on the island.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
At the top of the year, a $125 million beach nourishment project will be complete, doubling the size of several beaches like Upham Beach and Sunset Beach.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
While Florida beaches get praised for looking like the Caribbean and having out-of-this-world blue waters, beaches in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia have to work a little harder to earn their fans.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Visitors can expect to see dramatic cliffs, pristine white sand beaches and exotic flora like the dragon’s blood tree.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
At the top of the year, a $125 million beach nourishment project will be complete, doubling the size of several beaches like Upham Beach and Sunset Beach.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
Lovers Point, in Pacific Grove, and McAbee and San Carlos beaches in Monterey will be closed through Tuesday.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
While Florida beaches get praised for looking like the Caribbean and having out-of-this-world blue waters, beaches in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia have to work a little harder to earn their fans.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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beach
1 of 2 noun
: a sandy or gravelly part of the shore of a body of water
beach
2 of 2 verb
: to run or drive ashore
beach a boat
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