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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Along the way, guests might watch kingfishers dart through palm groves, pause at the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, or step ashore to see traditional boat builders at work.
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
The powerful forces can make the difference between a hurricane that roars ashore and one that spins relatively harmlessly out to sea.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Licht, who has spent years on Richardson Bay, says a community of mariners who lived for decades on boats have mostly moved ashore.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Officials say the group, with about 4,500 sailors and Marines, is capable not only of stopping traffickers at sea but also of projecting ground forces ashore if ordered.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
The powerful forces can make the difference between a hurricane that roars ashore and one that spins relatively harmlessly out to sea.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Licht, who has spent years on Richardson Bay, says a community of mariners who lived for decades on boats have mostly moved ashore.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Officials say the group, with about 4,500 sailors and Marines, is capable not only of stopping traffickers at sea but also of projecting ground forces ashore if ordered.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ashore
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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