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The many meanings of going ashore, from history to defense policy.

These quotes span centuries of meaning, from a historical account of going ashore daily for business or recreation to a modern reference to missile defense sites built to guard Against long-range threats. In between, one speaker describes quitting a job specifically to go ashore and become a writer.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Commonly
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Nov 07, 2020

I commonly went ashore every day, either upon business, or to recreate myself in the fields, which were very pleasant, and the more for a shower of rain now and then, that ushers in the wet season.

Quotes by William Dampier

I Quit
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Nov 07, 2020

I quit my job, and went ashore to become a writer.

Quotes by Theodore Sturgeon

Funny
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Nov 07, 2020

The prospects for a coherent, hilarious and consistent American comedy seem to lessen every year, as the poor waterlogged, gassy corpse called 'Evan Almighty' proved when it floated ashore recently. So there's a temptation to think too highly of Robin Williams's uneven but occasionally funny 'License to Wed.'

Quotes by Stephen Hunter

Ballistic
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Nov 07, 2020

The Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and Romania are designed to counter long-range ballistic missiles that may be launched from other nations, outside of the Euro-Atlantic area, against our European NATO partners.

Quotes by James A. Winnefeld, Jr.

Freedom
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Nov 07, 2020

To see for themselves what the United States has been willing to undertake in the name of freedom. We should all visit Normandy. We should pay homage to those brave Americans who stormed ashore at Omaha Beach and gave their lives for the freedom of others.

Quotes by Fatos Nano

A sharper quote uses ashore critically, describing a failed comedy as something that washed up rather than landing well with audiences. Together these quotes show ashore working as both a literal destination and a figure of speech, a range also seen in Become quotes.

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