shoreline

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Recent Examples of shoreline Among the region’s most breathtaking beaches is Terranea Cove, which features a network of trails that wind along a bluff’s edge and rocky shoreline. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 But the glaciers don’t stop at the shoreline; instead, colossal floating plates of ice hundreds of meters thick extend over the sea. Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025 Organized by the Shinnyo-en Buddhist community, the event draws residents and travelers alike, many arriving hours early to secure a spot along the shoreline. Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025 Swim in a direction following the shoreline. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoreline
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Noun
  • Originally known as The Clouds, the stately home overlooked what has become one of Barbados’ most luxurious coastlines.
    Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Maduro, who is accused of stealing last year’s presidential election, responded with his own show of force, sending soldiers to the coastline for defensive exercises.
    Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After leaving La Navidad, Columbus sailed along the north coast of Hispaniola and discovered a new settlement, La Isabela.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Mali Beach is on Alor Island, a small island in southern Indonesia closer to the northern coast of Australia than Jakarta, the country’s capital.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bring a bottle of bug spray, a blanket or a comfortable beach chair, then sit back and enjoy the show.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Cheryl Grimmer disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong over 50 years ago; however, her disappearance has remained unsolved for decades.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.
    Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Reparations have been a periodic topic of debate since the waning days of the Civil War, when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman promised 40 acres and a mule to formerly enslaved families in a swath of confiscated Southern coastland.
    Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • Overdue for a makeover has been the stop-and-stop-and-sometimes-go traffic from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to the popular beachfront hotels and restaurants.
    Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This sprawling beachfront resort, known for its spacious rooms and eco-chic amenities, is close to all the action in South Beach but secluded enough to feel like a getaway.
    Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.
    Jeffrey C. Hallo, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Being a seashore town, Santander gets its pick of fresh seafood.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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