How to Use shoreline in a Sentence

shoreline

noun
  • The road runs along the shoreline.
  • The beach house rests along 2,000 feet of sandy shoreline.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The shoreline will range from the upper 80s to the lower 90s.
    Hartford Courant, 18 July 2022
  • Their roots also hold down the sand and keep the shoreline in place.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • The shoreline has continued to shift in the weeks since.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022
  • The drive winds through forests, mountains, and shorelines.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The mountains came right up to the shoreline and there were no roadways.
    cincinnati.com, 26 May 2022
  • Hike along the 6-mile Sugar Cane Trail, or go for a swim at the sandy beach shoreline.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • The island’s shoreline is steep; the bottom drops sharply to depths of 50 or more feet.
    New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Fishing can be on the pier or the surrounding shoreline of the lake.
    Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 17 June 2021
  • While the shoreline will be off-limits, much of the park remains open.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The property has 1,700 feet of shoreline and a small sandy beach.
    Claire Wilson, WSJ, 20 July 2021
  • The shoreline spans about four miles and parts of it can be a bit rocky, so bring a pair of water shoes.
    Tiffani Sherman, orlandosentinel.com, 4 July 2021
  • Boat ramps, docks and beaches would be installed on some of the 189 miles of shoreline.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022
  • To this day, old docks, piers and caissons are all submerged along the shoreline.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • These beaches are like open wounds to the condos, homes, and hotels that line the shoreline.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Its vibrant red and navy stripes make a bold statement that’s sure to turn heads along the shoreline.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2022
  • The result is a shoreline that looks more desert than oasis.
    Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2021
  • To get to surf contests, fans can mosey down the trails, walk up or down the shoreline or even watch from a boat.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
  • That area has seen the most dramatic drop in shoreline.
    Will Lanzoni, CNN, 18 June 2021
  • Cedar Point is opening a new Boardwalk area along the Lake Erie shoreline.
    Craig Webb, The Enquirer, 2 May 2023
  • Gulls run across beaches, mouths open wide, and gorge on the throngs of adults covering the shoreline.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The decline has for years forced crews to push the docks forward to reach the lake’s receding shoreline.
    Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • By Thursday, with only wisps of clouds in the sky, the men gathered at the pebbled shoreline.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Sometimes, the bodies were fastened to the boats and paddled to an opening in the shoreline.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That event will send tides of gas and dust washing up against the lethal shoreline of the black holes in both galaxies.
    John Johnson Jr., Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • On the drive up from Flint, Hall had worried aloud to his brother-in-law that the shoreline might be too packed to find a good spot.
    Dan Egan, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Policing the French shoreline has proved a huge challenge.
    David Luhnow, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Then, the water near the shoreline can recede, leaving the seafloor exposed until the next wave charges to land.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 30 July 2025
  • No substantial damage has been reported so far, but authorities are continuing to warn people to stay away from shorelines and get to safer areas, the AP noted.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 30 July 2025

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