shorewards
Example Sentences
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Harry cast his eyes shorewards, the breakers were thundering on the beach, but no one was visible except a solitary armed Arab.
From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Stables, Gordon
The second stage was reached when, instead of trying to escape shorewards, where there were tufts of coarse grass upon a sandy bank, he turned and faced the thing.
From The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath by Blackwood, Algernon
Rapidly we drifted shorewards, where, in the inky blackness, a line of phosphorescent light denoted the breaking of the boiling water upon an ironbound coast.
From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
When she stood close to the waves all these little whirligigs came dancing shorewards, until they stopped only a few feet away and gazed at her curiously.
From The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall by Tregarthen, Enys
All hands were on deck as the Icebear was turned shorewards and headed straight for the rocks.
From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon
