How to Use ashore in a Sentence

ashore

adverb
  • We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.
  • The body of his wife and the boy's fetus washed ashore in April 2003.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 20 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
  • Rafael’s core came ashore just east of Playa Majana in the province.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Ida came ashore on Aug. 29 just a few miles away near Port Fourchon.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The oil created a miles-wide sheen in the ocean and washed ashore in sticky black globules.
    Amy Taxin and Christopher Weber, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 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
  • The Times of Oman reported that up to 14.5 inches fell in Al Khaburah, which is just to the west of where the storm came ashore.
    Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • The storm brought heavy rain and high waves to Puerto Vallarta, about 90 miles south of where Roslyn came ashore.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Two gas routes — Nord Stream 1 and 2 — came ashore in her northern German state.
    Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The guests, two women from Kentucky, said they were drugged and raped while ashore on the island of Grand Bahama.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The marine layer will begin to move ashore about 10 p.m.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Four years since the 2020 election, that wave of progressive prosecutors has crashed ashore.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024

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