How to Use ashore in a Sentence

ashore

adverb
  • We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.
  • That way, the containers aren’t all coming ashore at once.
    Michael Waters, Wired, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Crews also have been collecting tar balls that washed ashore on North County beaches, which did not close.
    Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The question, for an industry that badly needs the sales after more than a year largely ashore, is whether today’s discounts will weigh on cruise pricing longer term.
    Laura Forman, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2021
  • And a wave measuring 50-feet 2-inches came ashore at Santa Lucia.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Waves crash ashore where a barge that came loose from its mooring struck the sea wall in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday.
    NBC News, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The excavation brought onlookers who watched from ashore for over four hours, including Satya Rhodes-Conway, the city's mayor.
    Noah Sheidlower and Justin Lear, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The six or seven boats that washed ashore Tuesday joined another six or so that had previously beached and remained on the shoreline, for a total of 13 boats, Dixon said.
    Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Twelve countries refused to allow his body ashore to be repatriated, an indignity upsetting to his family on land, and disturbing for the crew, Platten says.
    Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2021
  • And there are those that have died and not come ashore.
    Naomi Cohen, NBC News, 13 May 2022
  • At the end of the day about 50 dandy perch were taken ashore by the group.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2022
  • The force of nature came ashore near Keaton Beach with record wind gusts and storm surges.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • That body washed ashore, and the person was pronounced dead at the scene, Stell said.
    NBC News, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The wolves swam ashore from the mainland in 2013 and found a buffet of Sitka black-tailed deer.
    Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The females all gather in one place and head ashore to lay their eggs.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • Covered in gifts from the sea, this DIY coastal wreath sets a serene scene for any who come ashore.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Boats and large boulders washed ashore in Nuku'alofa, with shops along the coast damaged.
    Rhea Mogul, Eric Cheung, CNN, 18 Jan. 2022
  • But the blue wave that Democrats were counting on in 2020 never washed ashore.
    New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
  • As the winter storm comes ashore, so too will its rainbands.
    Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The next high tides near where the storm came ashore are on Wednesday afternoon.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Last year, authorities found the body of a man that had washed ashore.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 30 May 2022
  • Not too far down the coast, piles of dead Dungeness crab washed ashore on Kalaloch Beach this summer.
    Isabella Breda, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Ian came ashore in the populous Lee County, home to the city of Fort Myers.
    Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Sofia says in the video, before panning the camera to distant lights ashore.
    Caitlin Flynn, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the mid-pack finishers, and those at the tail end, wobbled ashore, red-eyed and struggling to speak.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Female turtles come ashore during the warmest months of the year to lay their eggs.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • This was the lightbulb moment for me – what if an orang ikan had come ashore in that scenario?
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The two pilots on board managed to escape through the window as the plane was sinking and swim ashore.
    CBS News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Once thawed, the beast makes its way down the Atlantic coast, eventually coming ashore in Manhattan.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Residents in Wainscott – the summer community where the cable comes ashore – also fought it.
    Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024

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