onshore

Example Sentences

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Vincent Holtam, who was then general manager for onshore assets for Shell's Nigerian subsidiary, replied to warn colleagues that doing so could "do more harm than good".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

By aligning with the government, the company has secured something far more valuable than a $100 million injection—a seat at the table as the U.S. races to onshore its quantum future.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Overnight, smoke from the Santa Rosa Island and Sandy fires is expected to come onshore, settling over the coast with little wind to clear the air.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Global oil inventories—which include onshore tanks and oil floating on tankers at sea, and are a measure of the slack in energy markets—have fallen at a record pace since the start of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Passengers held the yarn as long as possible, maintaining the connection to the faces disappearing onshore.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides