shorewards

Example Sentences

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The surf breaking shorewards was tremendously high; and meeting and struggling with it came a rush of the current from within.

From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Warner, Susan

This time the relief was late and the M.L. steamed angrily up and down, with all eyes strained shorewards.

From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Domville-Fife, Charles W. (Charles William)

When she stood close to the waves all these little whirligigs came dancing shorewards, until they stopped only a few feet away and gazed at her curiously.

From The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall by Tregarthen, Enys

Nor could he help but realize the other's almost slavish deference, as, in response to the older man's order, he hastily moved off shorewards.

From The Men Who Wrought by Cullum, Ridgwell

We rowed shorewards, under a canopy of smoke and flame; the water was broken by ten thousand oars; and, never, master, have you heard such cheering; it drowned the roar of the very cannon.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various