wash ashore
idiom
: to bring (something) onto the shore by waves
A lot of debris was washed ashore during the storm.
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To get to the BWCA, hop on Highway 61, stop at Knife River, and collect a few intricately detailed agates that wash ashore as souvenirs.
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Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Some of these robots, still packed in their boxes, wash ashore on a remote island.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Mediterranean waters wash ashore the balmy summer sands of Barcelona’s beaches as over 290,000 festival-goers assemble to dance the night away to the sounds of performing artists at 2025 Primavera Sound Barcelona.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Key Biscayne had large swath’s of seaweed wash ashore on April 24.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Some of these robots, still packed in their boxes, wash ashore on a remote island.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Mediterranean waters wash ashore the balmy summer sands of Barcelona’s beaches as over 290,000 festival-goers assemble to dance the night away to the sounds of performing artists at 2025 Primavera Sound Barcelona.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Key Biscayne had large swath’s of seaweed wash ashore on April 24.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wash ashore
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“Wash ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20ashore. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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