How to Use shoreline in a Sentence

shoreline

noun
  • The road runs along the shoreline.
  • Their roots also hold down the sand and keep the shoreline in place.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • The drive winds through forests, mountains, and shorelines.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Policing the French shoreline has proved a huge challenge.
    David Luhnow, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
  • In total, there’s a mile of private shoreline and 2,000 feet of sandy beach on the ocean and more beach on Lake Tashmoo.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The shoreline along the river is papered with autumn leaves and some of the brightest foliage around.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The dry-up has resulted in a decrease in the lake's shoreline and with it the emergence of relics that were lying on the lake's floor.
    John Kapetaneas, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • His body was found two hours later along the shoreline to the north of the pier, San Diego lifeguard officials said.
    Sacramento Bee, 29 June 2024
  • The shoreline gleamed with the glacier’s blue ice while the sea hummed with life, from the eagles flying overhead to the otters cruising with us.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The tent sites are located away from the RVs and close to the shoreline and accessed by a paved walking/biking path.
    Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • On land, an earthen mound echoes the curve of the shoreline and an open pavilion offers shelter.
    Kirsten Swenson, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The work is aimed at restoring the beach back to its historical shoreline.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Steelhead Where: Not nearly as many anglers play the spring steelhead game along the Great Lakes shoreline as do the fall.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
  • If pulling up a plot of sand is more your speed, there are 700 miles of shoreline and several beaches.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2024
  • In the evening, perhaps enjoy a simple pizza at a restaurant with a view of the waves crashing on the shoreline.
    Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Forty boatloads and two weeks later, that shoreline is clean, but it’s just one small section of a wide area.
    Moira Donovan, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Thursday night into Friday, wind gusts could reach up to 50 mph along the shoreline, Michels said.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The couple decided to head to the Lanai shoreline, which the boat’s captain had said to avoid because of shallow reefs.
    oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The fire burned to the shoreline, destroying boats, docks and other vehicles, some of which sank.
    Andrew J. Whelton, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, spear and dart points from the same time period have been found along the Lake Mendota shoreline.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Every so often, sailors see it: the fata morgana, a trick of light that makes the shoreline seem closer.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Start your day by heading from your hotel back to the shoreline at Doheny State Beach.
    Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Some would visit Tanton, joining him on long walks in the wooded hills above the Lake Michigan shoreline and talking for hours.
    Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024

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