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

An 8-foot great white shark was spotted circling a surfer in Newport Beach on Thursday afternoon, triggering an immediate shutdown of the nearby shoreline, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The ocean retreated, exposing the bones of the shoreline.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson