shoreline

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Should the chemical spread, it could cause an environmental disaster, destroy the shoreline and possibly enter the water supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 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

After the last Ice Age, rising seas and coastal erosion carved and exposed the towering structures along the shoreline.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Coming out of a small tributary that emptied into the sound, they spotted Jim Don and Pinkie searching a shoreline on foot.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy