Used in a Sentence

ashore

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ashore.

Editorial note

The other guy clung to the capsized boat and also relied the wind to bring him ashore.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(nautical) On, or towards the shore.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ashore gathered in one view.

adverb

(nautical) On, or towards the shore.

adverb

(nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ashore.

Example sentences

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The other guy clung to the capsized boat and also relied the wind to bring him ashore.

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And if multiple cables come ashore at the same place, you can probably disguise it as just another fiber.

3

One day a new box of Monopoly washes ashore, including a fresh supply of Monopoly money.

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You see clearly, like seeing Godzilla rising from the East River and about to come ashore.

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When the tsunami hit, the locals discovered this was happening when all the waste washed ashore.

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You'll have great stories to tell the people who've been safely ashore the entire time.

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While living giant squid have only been filmed recently, their bodies have been washing ashore and studied for over a hundred years.

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Asylum seekers are being denied every day at borders, whether they're crossing the border into the Southern US, or floating ashore on a raft in Australia.

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We were so lucky that we had an Igloo watercooler to tether to and relied on the wind to bring us ashore.

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The next day a power saw and generator wash ashore.

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Dana went ashore in several places either to land goods or on liberty and the change between the pictures he paints and the present day is astonishing.

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Keep it close the the coast, perhaps hook into a cable landing station (where submarine comm cables come ashore.) Running a submarine power cable also doesn't seem too far-fetched.

Quote examples

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All of this is common talk among the yachting crowd, and they're worried - people are selling boats and moving back ashore after decades of "marine life", and brand new marinas are rotting absent of tenants.

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I can only respond with "The Starfish Parable": One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore by the high tide.

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I still don't get why the US Navy hasn't put an LHD or equivalent amphibious group into the relief effort -- it would be a great humanitarian thing, plus a show of strength for one of our key Pacific allies after the "pivot to Asia" -- a pretty clear implication that if we can put a battalion ashore to help hours after a hurricane, we can do similar things during a conflict.

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"But I landed the plane on island X, How much it would take me disassemble a piece from the aircraft, hammer it a little bit to simulate an impact, and drop it in the ocean in a place where will be probably washed ashore?" That's one of the possible answer.

Proper noun examples

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A excerpt from a meta-analysis of the topic by Eagly, Ashore, Marhijani, Longo from 1991; Whether physical attractiveness is more important to per- ceivers of one sex than the other is not entirely clear.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ashore in a sentence?

The other guy clung to the capsized boat and also relied the wind to bring him ashore.

What does ashore mean?

(nautical) On, or towards the shore.

What part of speech is ashore?

ashore is commonly used as adverb.