How to Use coast in a Sentence

coast

1 of 2 noun

• He lives on the coast.
• He's flying out to the Coast tomorrow.
• June 11 was a Sunday — a boat day — near Stuart on the coast.
  — New York Times, 9 July 2023
• The world’s largest coral reef, off the coast of Australia, at Anna Sui.
  — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
• Vannes is along the western coast of France and about 300 miles southwest of Paris.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
• Got stuck on a wooden sailboat in a storm off the coast of Mozambique.
  — Ruthie Ackerman, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023
• For many on the east coast of North America, the orange skies of June were a wake-up call.
  — Omar Mouallem, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
• This wasn’t the first time that Roman coins of this type were found in waters off the coast of Europe.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
• About 40 percent of Americans live near the coast, putting them at risk.
  — Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
• Clubs from coast to coast will bid for the two-way sensation’s services.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
• Kraken will be shot off the coast of Norway later this year.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
• Kyiv says ships can avoid Russian strikes and ship grain by hugging the country’s coast.
  — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2023
• As a result of the attacks, Russia has moved its fleet back from Ukraine’s coast and out of the western Black Sea.
  — Paul Sonne, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
• At 5,300 feet, nearby Volcan Mountain offers views from the coast to the desert.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
• So, too, is Hezbollah, which the U.S. has sought to deter with the deployment of a host of naval assets off the coast of the Levant.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 Jan. 2024
• Mauritius, which is roughly half the size of Rhode Island, sits some 1,200 miles off the coast of East Africa.
  — Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 8 July 2023
• It’s sought for years to establish its first naval base in Africa on Sudan’s Red Sea coast.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 July 2023
• In the late 1960s, Covey, a runaway bride disappears off the coast of Jamaica.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023
• This will allow snow plows to keep the roads clear near Highmark Stadium, which is near the coast of Lake Eerie.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
• Having lived and worked on both coasts, Nathan’s heart belonged in Kansas City.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
• The coast is likely to see temps reach into the 60s, and light rain is possible along the northern beaches.
  — oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
• We are stuck in a void between an approaching cold front to the west and a storm off the coast, meaning chances of showers are very low.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• Josh holds Cash and runs along the coast with him as Cash shows off his puppy-level energy.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 July 2023
• With the structured boxy silhouette to fit all of your essentials and hard-to-miss stripes, each one can take you from coast to coast in style.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2023
• Ocean temperatures off the coast of Florida soared to 101 degrees at the hottest points in the summer.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2023
• Rewind takes existing plant matter that has been burned or not being put to good use and ship it out to the coast, sinking it to the bottom of the Black Sea.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2023
• This private island off the coast of Finland is like having your own piece of Nordic paradise.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
• The city, set on the coast of southern Sweden, was selected after a bidding process across the country.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2023
• Because ship strikes are one of the greatest threats to the whales, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts limits boat speeds to 10 knots on the coast and in the bay during right whale season.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
• The itinerary took us from Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, to a dozen destinations across the Seychelles.
  — David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024

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coast

2 of 2 verb

• The car coasted to a stop.
• The children coasted on sleds down the snowy hill.
• The airplane coasted down the runway.
• He was accused of trying to coast through school.
• She decided she could coast along without a job for the next few months.
• They came coasting down the hill on bicycles.
• After taking a big lead, the team coasted to victory.
• The company is coasting on its good reputation.
• The Huskies will coast into Nome with the race well in hand.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• For most of the time, the spacecraft is just coasting through space.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 July 2023
• The Stallions broke open a tight game in the first half and coasted to the win on March 31.
  — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• That doesn’t mean these brands can coast on their good name.
  — Eric J. Lyman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2021
• The cyclists coast down each hill and then dismount to push their bikes up the next.
  — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
• Denver led 84-60 late in the third quarter and coasted a bit in the fourth.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• Brooklyn will still outscore teams and should coast to the Finals.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2021
• UConn led 77-42 at the end of the third quarter and would coast to victory from there.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2023
• If played straight, the game would have almost been able to coast on story alone, but that’s not the case.
  — Brittany Vincent, BGR, 6 Oct. 2021
• Rounds of heavy rain will slam much of the Texas and Louisiana coast over the next few days.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2021
• The plan was to start fast and grab the lead, use Ruggles to coast and control the race and have Taylor bring it home.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2022
• Bel Air had jumped out to a 41-14 lead by halftime and coasted to the finish line.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2024
• These Lakers, even at full strength, are mediocre and prone to coast through games.
  — New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
• Almost like a driver of a car hitting the gas while coasting up a hill.
  — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
• Against Stanford, the Sun Devils were able to coast to victory on the back of their hot start.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2021
• Something caught the eye of a driver coasting down a Utah highway.
  — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
• The film coasts along on the strength of many snippets of music and anecdotes from a parade of singers and producers.
  — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
• Utilize the comb to make sure the product coasts every hair and moisturizes your skin.
  — Joseph Cheatham, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
• The Archangels didn’t allow more than seven points in any quarter in coasting to a win.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
• Not that the production ever seems to coast on its pedigree.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2022
• Scheffler, though, coasted at the PGA Tour’s showcase event.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2023
• Biden has coasted to easy victories so far in the primary, securing overwhelming majorities of the vote in most states.
  — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024