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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As the legend goes, when Zoroastrian refugees came ashore in western India, a local Hindu ruler greeted them with a vessel filled to the brim with milk.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
The Libyan coast guard and the Red Crescent in the eastern city of Tobruk reported retrieving bodies that started to wash ashore over the past 24 hours.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Rescue crews rushed to the scene and deployed about eight rescue swimmers to save the women, Breton said in a June 10 video posted on the fire department's X account, adding that both of them were transported to hospitals after being brought ashore.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 June 2026
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
The Libyan coast guard and the Red Crescent in the eastern city of Tobruk reported retrieving bodies that started to wash ashore over the past 24 hours.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
Around the world, sharks are washing ashore with their livers removed with chilling precision while in the Strait of Gibraltar, orcas are targeting sailboats – ramming hulls, crippling rudders, and sinking vessels.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Rescue crews rushed to the scene and deployed about eight rescue swimmers to save the women, Breton said in a June 10 video posted on the fire department's X account, adding that both of them were transported to hospitals after being brought ashore.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 June 2026
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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