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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Authorities plan strict evacuation protocols with the ship anchoring offshore while passengers are ferried ashore, as health officials track dozens who already disembarked before the outbreak was detected.
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Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
On April 24, the man’s 69-year-old wife went ashore at Saint Helena with stomach problems.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The Indonesian government enabled this by building a deep-water harbor and long dock so that large ships can discharge passengers for a couple of hours ashore.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
An adult female, identified as the wife of the male who died on board on April 11, went ashore to Saint Helena on April 24 with gastrointestinal symptoms.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 May 2026
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Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
On April 24, the man’s 69-year-old wife went ashore at Saint Helena with stomach problems.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The Indonesian government enabled this by building a deep-water harbor and long dock so that large ships can discharge passengers for a couple of hours ashore.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
An adult female, identified as the wife of the male who died on board on April 11, went ashore to Saint Helena on April 24 with gastrointestinal symptoms.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 May 2026
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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