shoreline

Example Sentences

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At one point in the trial he likened his neighbor’s shoreline walks to a home invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

At stake is what right people in Wisconsin have to take a shoreline stroll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The whale was discovered off Anholt's shoreline earlier in May, two weeks after a private mission to save the humpback from being stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast ended in failure.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Quakes of that magnitude can even pose a risk of tsunami-like waves on the lake itself, with possible heights of more than 30 feet — capable of inundating many areas near the shoreline.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Exactly how tall the wave becomes, and how fast it is going when it hits land, depends on the shape of the ocean floor and of the shoreline it is approaching.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland