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

Its name is quite a trek too - King Charles III England Coast Path - but for the first time it creates a continuous trail, allowing walkers to explore England's shoreline step by step.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The remains were found 500-1000 km from the nearest ancient marine shoreline.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

The distances were smaller, of course; shoreline families would move a fifteen-minute walk inland, to avoid direct exposure to winter storms and tides.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann