1
: shore pebbles : shingle
2
a
: a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments
b
: a seashore area
beached; beaching; beaches
1
: to run or drive ashore
beaching the landing craft in the assault
The storm damaged and beached half the fleet.
2
: to strand on or as if on a beach
a beached shark
Examples of beach in a Sentence
Noun
We spent the day at the beach.
she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up
Verb
The pirates beached the ship on the island.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The montage captured the 8-year-old digging a hole in the sand, jumping in the water and swimming in a wetsuit, playing cricket and running on the beach.
—Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
If the island inspires you to put your own brush to paper, beaches like Playa Porto Marie and Tugboat Beach often offer painting classes.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The rooms The master bedroom has a fourth wall of glass that slides open to bring the outside in, the bathrooms feature immense basalt bathtubs, which one suspects are more for ornament than use, and outdoor rain showers boast Aqua di Parma amenities, yoga mats, and glamorous beach bags and hats.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The montage captured the 8-year-old digging a hole in the sand, jumping in the water and swimming in a wetsuit, playing cricket and running on the beach.
—Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Sargassum is likely to pile up across South Florida’s beaches again this summer.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
If the island inspires you to put your own brush to paper, beaches like Playa Porto Marie and Tugboat Beach often offer painting classes.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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beach
1 of 2 noun
: a sandy or gravelly part of the shore of a body of water
beach
2 of 2 verb
: to run or drive ashore
beach a boat
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