How to Use coastline in a Sentence

coastline

noun
  • The plane flew along the eastern coastline.
  • But this isn’t the case for all areas of the US coastline.
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Once these clear, the coastline may see some breaks of the sun to conclude the day.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
  • At the southern end of the park’s coastline is a two-mile beach.
    — Christopher Reynoldsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • And the city has more than 520 miles of coastline, in rich and poor areas alike.
    — Anne Barnard Jade Doskow, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • If the project succeeds, the groups hope to install them in many places along the state’s coastline.
    — Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2022
  • But the Gulf of Alaska coastline might have been ice-free.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2022
  • From thousands of feet above, the bay is a broad sheet of blue, flecked by scabs of land and coastline.
    — Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Not just the city of Pompeii, but all of the environs and all that whole coastline.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The fish are usually not seen for miles off the coastline.
    — NBC News, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The sheets of striated rock reach up to 700 feet high and line more than six miles of coastline.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The 30-second spot, opening like a tourism ad, shows palm trees and coastlines.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Around this time, Johnson ordered a course change that would bring the ship closer to the coastline.
    — Longreads, 4 May 2023
  • From Kiruna, a stunning route runs all the way to Narvik on the Norwegian coastline.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
  • The Exxon Valdez spill blackened 1,500 miles of the Gulf of Alaska coastline, home to rich fishing grounds and wildlife.
    — Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But that scene is largely confined to a few strips of the southern coastline.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
  • All of the Texas coastline is considered public land, from the water to the dune line.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Gross recently saw some of the effects storms have had on the coastline.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The search resumed Monday morning with boats and a plane, while ground teams scoured the coastline on foot.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Most sirens are located around the coastline and used for tsunamis.
    — Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • These are the best places to enjoy the stunning Spanish coastline.
    — Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The 30-second clip offers a glimpse at the Hawaiian coastline — and nothing else about the film.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Seabirds may have carried the hand from the coastline, according to RTE.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The outdoor wedding featured a backdrop of the redwoods and the coastline.
    — Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea This duo offers a mix of rugged coastline and refined charm.
    — Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Hawaii’s most famous coastline, Waikiki Beach, won't be the same in 50 years.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Alaska’s coastline is shaped by glaciers, which carve out fjords and drain silt into the sea.
    — Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Ishikawa is the rugged Noto coastline and the serene Kenrokuen Gardens.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The tree grows up to twelve meters tall (nearly forty feet), typically along coastlines and riverbanks.
    — Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
  • With resorts and clubs dotting the pristine coastline there’s an accoutrement to realize every idea of luxury and vacation style, and that includes something for the palate as well.
    — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025

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