ashore
Example Sentences
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Everyone hates regulation—until a plane crashes or an oil slick washes ashore.
From Barron's
There were 80 survivors, many of whom staggered ashore or were pulled to safety by local residents.
From Seattle Times
Two cars ended up in the river but washed ashore.
From Seattle Times
The latest disaster happened shortly after the bodies of dozens migrants, killed as their boats sank or capsized last week, washed ashore on the beaches of Sabratha, west of Tripoli.
From New York Times
Only 93 of those who were aboard the ship at the time lived; 242 other crew members were ashore.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
