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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Few details about medical waste The Assateague Island National Seashore said the waste started to come ashore Sunday morning.
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Keith Demko, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
After routine post-landing medical checks, Isaacman and his crewmates were expected to be flown ashore by helicopter followed by a flight back to the Kennedy Space Center for reunions with family and friends.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
State of play: The National Hurricane Center predicts Francine will come ashore to the west of New Orleans with maximum sustained winds of 90 on Wednesday afternoon or night.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
In the postwar decades, freelancing scrap metal collectors hauled explosives and other valuable wartime debris ashore to hawk on the metals market.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
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Keith Demko, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
After routine post-landing medical checks, Isaacman and his crewmates were expected to be flown ashore by helicopter followed by a flight back to the Kennedy Space Center for reunions with family and friends.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
State of play: The National Hurricane Center predicts Francine will come ashore to the west of New Orleans with maximum sustained winds of 90 on Wednesday afternoon or night.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
In the postwar decades, freelancing scrap metal collectors hauled explosives and other valuable wartime debris ashore to hawk on the metals market.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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