How to Use onshore in a Sentence

onshore

adjective
  • Strong onshore winds could push the capsule back on land.
    — Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But there aren’t many onshore options to turn to.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
  • With a light onshore flow, cloud cover will be hard to shake as well.
    — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 20 June 2020
  • Much of that comes from sales of offshore and onshore wind turbines.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Chinese stocks slumped and the onshore yuan fell to its weakest in a year.
    — Time, 25 Apr. 2022
  • This strong onshore flow will continue through much of the week.
    — Rosemarie Stein | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 15 May 2018
  • Parsons said onshore winds pushed smoke from the end of the pier toward the shore.
    — San Diego Union Tribune, Orange County Register, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Coastal dwellers may find some relief at times due in part to onshore sea breezes, the service said.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
  • Knutsen, who worked at the park in the past, said that onshore wind will push them onto the beach.
    — Amanda Oglesby, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Riders aboard the eight-seater log rafts can use blasters to spray onshore guests who can also fire back.
    — Alexandria Sands, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Will see an increase in clouds as onshore winds bring marine clouds onto the coast.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The worst surge will occur near and south of landfall as onshore winds pile up the water.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • There is a dangerous high risk of rip currents due to the strong onshore breeze.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Afternoons should remain cool for the next few days, thanks to a cool onshore breeze.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • However, strong onshore flow will keep the metro area cloudy throughout the day.
    — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Near and north of the storm’s center, onshore flow will pile water against the coastline.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • An onshore flow will keep the rip current risk moderate to high at times through the end of the week.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • So that was a highlight, and then all of the onshore beach scenes were really fun for both of us.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • That makes solar and onshore wind farms costlier to build than in places with lots of flat, empty land.
    — The Economist, 21 June 2020
  • British cannonballs bounced off the trees' spongy bark and the invaders couldn't get onshore.
    — Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
  • An onshore breeze from the east should hold highs to the upper 40s to mid-50s.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
  • There have been strong onshore winds along the East Coast due to the passage of a cold front.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The currency has slumped 4% so far in onshore trading this month.
    — Laura He, CNN, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Instead, the blooms have hung around the coast and keep getting pushed in by onshore winds, Stumpf said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Cape Cod will also be a bit cooler throughout the week due to onshore winds.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The strong onshore flow will keep us cool most of the day, especially north of Salem.
    — Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 24 May 2017
  • This should be the warmest day of the week as onshore flow should strengthen by Wednesday.
    — oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2020
  • In fact, the prices of onshore wind and solar are now even with gas and cheaper than coal and nuclear.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2020
  • In most parts of the world, onshore wind-turbine blades can be built to a length of 70 meters, max.
    — Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The cool, onshore flow ends by Friday, and a warm, offshore flow begins.
    — Robert Krier, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Apr. 2018

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