shoreline

Example Sentences

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Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

This allows the trail to adapt to the changing shoreline and aims to ensure that the coastal walk remains continuous and practical for generations to come.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Shutting the jungle of pipes and towering flare stacks dominating the desert shoreline took a fifth of supercooled gas supplies from the world market at a stroke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The remains were found 500-1000 km from the nearest ancient marine shoreline.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

The park’s gravest flaw, at least from Olmsted’s perspective, was that its shoreline was subject to dramatic annual changes in the level of the lake, sometimes as much as four feet.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson