ashore

Example Sentences

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Then they’ll bring the astronauts back ashore as the Murtha slowly returns to San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

He added that parts of a damaged life raft, an barrel of lubricants and footwear had washed ashore, and officials were trying to establish if they were from the sunk Dena.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

It added the majority of its fuel had been transferred ashore and there had been no reports of pollution since a small amount was initially identified.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The Australian facilities “should be more than Guam, since it will have a permanent maintenance facility ashore with a dry dock,” said Bryan Clark, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and a former submariner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

More than once, the scurvy swab made a panic-stricken dive over the side, preferring to swim ashore, where he would cope ultimately with Dad, instead of meeting the captain on the latter’s own quarterdeck.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey