beach
noun
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
have beached
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present perfectof beach.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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More than 200 whales have beached themselves in a mass stranding in Tasmania, Australia.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2022
The critters have beached before in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach but Sunday's activity in Huntington Beach stood out, said Marine Safety Lt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2015
A more urgent century, however, seemed to have beached the paper, like Britain itself, in the glorious past.
From Time Magazine Archive
Within three or four minutes the pursuers would have beached the canoe and dashed in pursuit.
From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Herbert Strang
There is no other place where they could have beached their boat for many miles.
From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Henry Kingsley
