How to Use sea in a Sentence

sea

noun
  • By now, the puffins had vacated the area, and gulls swarmed the sea caves.
    Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Israel is at the northern tip of the sea in the Middle East.
    Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
  • This was Mazzone’s last wish, to be laid to rest at sea.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Most whales die at sea and sink to the seafloor, far beyond the sight or reach of humans.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Do fish sleep?What sleep means under the sea or in the aquarium.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • The king-sized bed is positioned in the middle of the room, facing out to sea.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
  • For years, debate had raged over whether the first to diverge was the sea sponge or the comb jelly.
    Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2023
  • For SpongeBob, life is fun under the sun and glee under the sea.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • And if there's any item that has a chance of being lost at sea, bring a backup.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Margot is no threat to the U.S. and could spend its life out at sea with no land impacts.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Just hearing the enormously sad news about Gord from over the sea.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 May 2023
  • The United States has done little to respond to China’s moves in the deep sea.
    Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Kweli could spend much of the day occupied by the toys and art projects in the playroom, leaving me free to stare at the sea.
    Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The group chatted, catching up on gossip, as the kids raced between the river and the sea.
    Mya Guarnieri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
  • There may not be as many ships on the seas as there are fishes in them, but there are plenty.
    Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
  • But this time around, with Syria at war, the best or only option would be the sea.
    Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Seafood is plucked from the sea and served up fresh and all-you-can-pick blueberry farms dot the landscape.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
  • When the sun comes out, the Neapolitans arrive to spend the day at the sea, especially on the weekends.
    Sara Magro, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Bear in mind my grandfather was blown up by the Nazis at sea as a teenager, then spent 40 years in the coal mines.
    New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The vessel, which will be the seventh hull built by Silver and the fifth in the series, is expected to hit the seas in 2026.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Early in the pandemic, dozens of ships were lined up at sea waiting to berth in L.A. and Long Beach ports.
    Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Wilson wandered off alone and spent a while looking out to sea.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The sea foam blue coating on the outside of the pool blends right into the California beach day scene.
    House Beautiful, 16 May 2023
  • Curt was a huge spine floating on a sea of vertebrates.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Or head onto the beach and into the sea – the water is usually shallow, but the waves can come thick and fast.
    Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The bright moon, in the black sea of space, was visible outside a spacecraft window.
    Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • For most of the year, sea ice extent has hovered at or near record low coverage.
    Ian Livingston, Dan Stillman and Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2023
  • The medieval ramparts ripple over the hill like the tail of a mighty dragon, and the panorama swings around from the sparkling sea and port to the sunbaked city and mountains.
    Lisa Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Israel quickly struck Beirut airport, laid siege on its sea ports and declared the airspace closed.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
  • And hundreds drown each year at sea trying to reach Europe in fragile boats.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023

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