Examples of sea power in a Sentence
Britain was the world's greatest sea power at one time.
a massive increase in sea power
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Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire.
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Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
Impressment, from the British point of view, was a deterrent against such behavior, without which the Royal Navy would suffer wholesale desertions, leading to the collapse of British sea power.
—Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012
As missiles fly over the Middle East and navies converge in the Red Sea, the question of what the United States must do to remain the dominant sea power has come to the fore.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
The drones will not replace large surface ships anytime soon, according to Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow and expert on sea power at the Royal United Services Institute in London.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
While past Marine units have been centered on land power, the MLR recognizes that land, air, and sea power are all interlinked and addresses all three.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
Frankopan leaves us to imagine what human history might have looked like without Great Britain as a sea power.
—Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
Eurasian landmass empires are weaker when compared to the modern Anglo-American archetype of surpassing sea power, free trade with other rich nations, and comparatively limited government.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Vernon’s sea power duly secured the Panamanian export hub of Porto Bello (which would give its name to London’s Portobello Road), but the irresolute Wentworth was ignominiously defeated in his halfhearted attempts to capture Cartagena (in modern-day Colombia) and Santiago, Cuba.
—Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
Impressment, from the British point of view, was a deterrent against such behavior, without which the Royal Navy would suffer wholesale desertions, leading to the collapse of British sea power.
—Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012
As missiles fly over the Middle East and navies converge in the Red Sea, the question of what the United States must do to remain the dominant sea power has come to the fore.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
The drones will not replace large surface ships anytime soon, according to Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow and expert on sea power at the Royal United Services Institute in London.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
While past Marine units have been centered on land power, the MLR recognizes that land, air, and sea power are all interlinked and addresses all three.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
Frankopan leaves us to imagine what human history might have looked like without Great Britain as a sea power.
—Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
Eurasian landmass empires are weaker when compared to the modern Anglo-American archetype of surpassing sea power, free trade with other rich nations, and comparatively limited government.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Vernon’s sea power duly secured the Panamanian export hub of Porto Bello (which would give its name to London’s Portobello Road), but the irresolute Wentworth was ignominiously defeated in his halfhearted attempts to capture Cartagena (in modern-day Colombia) and Santiago, Cuba.
—Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20power. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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