the seashore

noun

: the land along the edge of the sea that is usually covered with sand or rocks

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The village of Rodanthe – as well as others adjacent to the seashore – have been especially susceptible to coastal erosion caused by a combination of winds, waves, tides and rising seas, park officials have said. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 But the allure of handshakes near the seashore is so ingrained in the CCP's political culture that his campaign went nowhere. Christopher K. Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2012 After a few days in the tumbler, the pieces emerge looking like the smooth, polished sea glass that washes up on the seashore. John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Photographs show a boyish, handsomely dressed man with laughing eyes and a trim little mustache, sitting at his desk or standing by the seashore with his daughter. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the seashore 

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“The seashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seashore. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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