ashore
Example Sentences
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It took two hours for all of them to get ashore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The seas around New Zealand are populated with multiple species of seals, who do occasionally wander ashore.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Viking distinguishes itself from other major cruise lines, though, marketing its smaller ships, included excursions and emphasis on time ashore to an older, more affluent customer base, StoneX analyst Mike Hickey says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
They said any decision to bring a vessel ashore there would only be taken "where operationally necessary and following careful consideration of all available options".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Whenever she saw a mutowa tree, she went ashore to gather more sap and more wild cotton.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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