Examples of ashore in a Sentence
We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.
the seashells that wash ashore after a storm
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On ships and at naval stations ashore, flags are flown at half-mast.
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Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Other passengers were clinging to the stern paddle to escape the roaring flames before the ship's carpenter waded into the river and helped them ashore with the aid of a long pole.
—arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Little tender boats will take us ashore each day whenever we’re docked.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
With fewer passengers, the staff on Crystal Symphony was in particularly good humor, some even enjoying leisure time ashore.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
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Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Other passengers were clinging to the stern paddle to escape the roaring flames before the ship's carpenter waded into the river and helped them ashore with the aid of a long pole.
—arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Little tender boats will take us ashore each day whenever we’re docked.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
With fewer passengers, the staff on Crystal Symphony was in particularly good humor, some even enjoying leisure time ashore.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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