coastline

Example Sentences

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Parts of what is now Iran’s coastline was controlled in the 1800s by a dynasty based in the present-day U.A.E.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It includes a collection of 24 luxury waterfront townhomes set along a largely untouched coastline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Australia's vast coastline and small population have spurred its focus on developing robot submarines and fighter jets, with a wary eye on China's naval build-up in the Indo-Pacific.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Sea ice is remaining attached to Alaska's northern coastline for shorter periods each year, based on 27 years of data analyzed by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The coastline of Rhode Island had long disappeared into darkness.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson