inshore

Example Sentences

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Three of New Zealand’s eight navy ships—two offshore patrol vessels and one inshore patrol vessel—were mothballed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The RNLI's inshore lifeboat was launched from Eastbourne within 11 minutes and they were both brought to safety.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

“As we see increased water temperatures, certainly this could lead to more of these events occurring,” Ms. St. Clair said, “especially in our shallow, near-shore or inshore environments.”

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2023

“When these bunker come inshore, the sharks are feeding on them,” he said.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022

There were only three boats in sight now and they showed very low and far inshore.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway