Eastern shore

Example Sentences

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The name comes from an estate built on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the early years of the 18th century by Philemon Hemsley, a wealthy merchant and tobacco planter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Togbe resumed his finger’s journey on the map, now along the eastern shore of the lake.

From Literature

The new island, located just off the eastern shore of Northey will provide a refuge for birds above the highest tides and away from disturbance on shore, acting as a lifeline for birds that are running out of safe spaces to nest and rest.

From BBC

Some believe “ridge” may refer to ancient sand dunes, which are common morphologic features along the Delmarva Peninsula, which is 170 miles long and includes the vast majority of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore regions of Maryland and Virginia.

From Literature

It would immediately be challenged by many experts who believed that the ship was from Mycenae, one of the major centers of Greek civilization, and would not be proven conclusive until another shipwreck was found and excavated on the eastern shore of Uluburun in Turkey some twenty-four years later.

From Literature