Examples of ashore in a Sentence
We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.
the seashells that wash ashore after a storm
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The 14 Russian survivors were brought ashore in the port city of Cartagena, where they were debriefed by Spanish police and investigators.
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Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Researchers believe the true toll was far higher — potentially as many as a million birds — since most do not wash ashore.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
South Florida beachgoers are already seeing and smelling an unusually heavy influx of sargassum washing ashore this season.
—Bri Buckley, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The first group of passengers, wearing face masks and head-to-toe personal protective equipment, were kept strictly secluded from members of the public as a small boat brought them ashore.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
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Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Researchers believe the true toll was far higher — potentially as many as a million birds — since most do not wash ashore.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
South Florida beachgoers are already seeing and smelling an unusually heavy influx of sargassum washing ashore this season.
—Bri Buckley, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The first group of passengers, wearing face masks and head-to-toe personal protective equipment, were kept strictly secluded from members of the public as a small boat brought them ashore.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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