Example sentences for: coastline

How can you use “coastline” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Television news conventions are already silly enough--the intrepid correspondent shouting into the camera from underneath swaying trees during a hurricane, the sober reporter standing in front of a coastline after a plane crashes at sea, and so on.

  • In 1823, Major Thomas Blanchard constructed Martello Tower on high ground behind the two forts, where soldiers could survey the surrounding land and coastline.

  • After Nerja, the scenery changes dramatically; the mountains begin to cascade to the sea and the panoramas of the ragged coastline are magnificent.

  • Almost circular in shape with a coastline of 236 km (over 146 miles), with over 50 km (31 miles) occupied by diverse beaches, Gran Canaria is the classic volcanic cone in profile, and its mountainous character causes the climate to change radically with latitude and altitude.

  • With about 160 km (100 miles) of coastline, Portugal’s southern province is one of Europe’s premier beach destinations.


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