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Recent Examples of oceanfrontDuke’s Malibu, the landmark oceanfront restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway, will reopen Friday following a 14-month closure because of mudslide damage.—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 There’s no limit of options for places to stay in the region, from five-star oceanfront accommodations to intimate boutique hotels situated near rain forests.—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026 This transformation of the former One Ocean Resort & Spa will bring a stylish new oceanfront lodging option to the Jacksonville area.—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026 Naturally, the Bijou team’s menu will feature tropical cocktails designed to complement Rosewood Le Guanahani’s oceanfront setting.—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oceanfront
For the past 10 years, the hedge funder has poured $450 million into a 50,000-square-foot waterfront compound in Palm Beach County, which, when finished, will be the most expensive residence on the planet, according to the New York Post.
While Malibu is synonymous with beachfront living, many inland estates capture the same relaxed lifestyle the coastal city is famous for—just with a slightly longer stroll or drive to the sand.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
Florida’s coastal counties spend millions trucking in sand to preserve the eroding beachfront.
Rough seas and dangerous rip currents led to a high volume of beach rescues on Friday, with 29 people pulled from the water in Fort Lauderdale and another nine in Pompano Beach.
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Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
But ever since, the family has alleged individuals have encroached on their beach, forcing them to put up no trespassing signs and hire private security, according to a supplemental complaint filed by Brian against the Walton County Sheriff’s Office last year.
The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media.
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Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
5 July 2025
The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor.
The prominent Arab event is held in a seaside resort near the tourist town of Hurghada, 250 miles south of Cairo.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
After news of a major heist at a $20 million seaside Massachusetts mansion, one former FBI investigator says details provided by the home's owner could point to an inside job.
Despite this drop in visitors, 26 of the 433 sites in the NPS system—which includes national parks, monuments, historic sites, battlefields, recreation areas, preserves, and seashores—broke all-time records for visitation.
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Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Mar. 2026
Yet, violence on the pickleball courts happened at a genteel country club in a gated community in Port Orange, Florida, a seashore community of some 66,000 residents along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the spring break mecca, Daytona Beach.