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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Administration officials say the task force will shift operations ashore because traffickers are now less willing to risk voyages that can be detected and targeted at sea.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Eighteen people died in the storm, which developed in the Bay of Biscay before traveling ashore, and thousands of customers were left without power for more than a day.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Considerable damage was also done to shipping in the Kingston Harbor, with five large vessels pushed ashore, according to the University of West Indies.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
While the northern portion of the eyewall began moving ashore earlier on Tuesday morning, landfall signifies the moment when a hurricane's center crosses the shore onto land.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Eighteen people died in the storm, which developed in the Bay of Biscay before traveling ashore, and thousands of customers were left without power for more than a day.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Considerable damage was also done to shipping in the Kingston Harbor, with five large vessels pushed ashore, according to the University of West Indies.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
While the northern portion of the eyewall began moving ashore earlier on Tuesday morning, landfall signifies the moment when a hurricane's center crosses the shore onto land.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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