wash ashore

idiom

: to bring (something) onto the shore by waves
A lot of debris was washed ashore during the storm.

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Moana is set to wash ashore in theaters on July 10, 2026. EW.com, 12 June 2024 Researchers have reported seeing hundreds of dead sea lion pups wash ashore, apparently born too early to survive. Heather Knight Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 30 May 2024 Soon after the crash, debris started to wash ashore, said Garofolo, who walks the neighborhood nearly every day. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024 Read Next California Hundreds of thousands of tiny sea creatures wash ashore in California. Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wash ashore 

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“Wash ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20ashore. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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