coastal

Example Sentences

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By identifying weak points along the edges of the Greenland Ice Sheet, scientists can better predict where melting may begin and which coastal regions could face the greatest risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

A milk-based dessert similar in appearance to a blancmange, the pudding uses carrageen moss – a type of seaweed found in coastal areas – to give it a gelatinous texture.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A pair of cookbooks serve traditional recipes and a dash of history from coastal locales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

There are several factors driving the staggering heat, including a unyielding ridge of high pressure straddling Southern California and weaker-than-normal coastal winds, which typically drive upwelling along the coast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

But until the middle of the nineteenth century, farmers survived in New England because they had proximity to the coastal cities like Boston and Portland and because, I suppose, they didn’t know any better.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson