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
Examples of shore in a Sentence
Noun (2)
the carpenter placed a shore underneath the sagging roof of the porch
Verb
a highway tunnel shored up by massive columns of concrete
used an avalanche of statistics to shore up his claim that the state's economy is in fine shape
Recent Examples on the Web
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Now that his $12 million estate in the suburban city of Carmel, Indiana, has snagged a buyer after only a few short days on the market, the family of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has also decided to put their late patriarch’s vacation retreat on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee up for sale.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The naturally occurring brown seaweed floats freely on the ocean’s surface, extending as deep as 10 feet below the surface, and sometimes makes its way to shore with currents and wind.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shore
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
Suite guests will also have on-demand butler service, along with other perks such as laundry service included with the fare and and priority shore excursion booking.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Now that his $12 million estate in the suburban city of Carmel, Indiana, has snagged a buyer after only a few short days on the market, the family of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has also decided to put their late patriarch’s vacation retreat on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee up for sale.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
That means thousands of eggs make their way onto Naples, Florida, shores every year between May and October.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The naturally occurring brown seaweed floats freely on the ocean’s surface, extending as deep as 10 feet below the surface, and sometimes makes its way to shore with currents and wind.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shore
Cite this Entry
“Shore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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"
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share