shoreline

Example Sentences

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Robert Greenhill, who owns a compound on nearly a mile of shoreline north of Sconset, is appealing that approval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

It may freeze directly to the shoreline, anchor to shallow areas of the seafloor, or connect with grounded ice ridges.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

There is no single official coastal trail in Scotland, though much of the shoreline is accessible thanks to Scotland's "right to roam" law passed more than 20 years ago.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He found some birches near the shoreline and shredded dry birch bark with his fingernails until it was like hair.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen