Examples of ashore in a Sentence
We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.
the seashells that wash ashore after a storm
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Officials said the other paddleboarder was rescued by a boater and taken ashore.
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 12 June 2026
An east wind is needed to push the masses ashore.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Rescuers and medical personnel arrived by boat and took the man ashore.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Smaller waves washed ashore in Indonesia and Palau and as far away as southern Japan before tsunami warnings were lifted.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 12 June 2026
An east wind is needed to push the masses ashore.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Rescuers and medical personnel arrived by boat and took the man ashore.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Smaller waves washed ashore in Indonesia and Palau and as far away as southern Japan before tsunami warnings were lifted.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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