onshore
Example Sentences
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"When conditions are right, particularly after periods of persistent onshore winds, thousands can be washed up along our shores," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
One of Europe's biggest onshore wind farms is to be flattened and rebuilt with fewer, taller turbines, its owner has announced.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A Nigerian court Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a traditional monarch in the oil-rich delta region seeking to halt Shell's plan to offload its onshore assets over accusations of decades of environmental pollution.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, global oil inventories rose in June for the first time in four months, as a surge in crude held on water more than offset continued declines in onshore storage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
They had just begun construction on the house, but they had left a canoe onshore, and their sailboat at the dock.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
