How to Use amphibious in a Sentence

amphibious

adjective

• Much like frogs, who live a life of half-and-half, these fish are amphibious.
  — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
• Ukraine said the vessels hit were two amphibious landing ships, the Yamal and the Azov.
  — Andrew Carey, Maria Kostenko and Josh Pennington, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
• The sea was also rough and only two of 29 amphibious tanks even made it to shore.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 June 2023
• The Russians have 21 ships in the Black Sea 12 of them are surface combatant ships and nine of them are amphibious ships.
  — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2022
• The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan was dispatched to ...
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 17 Oct. 2023
• The small but heavy amphibious vehicle that reached speeds of 7 mph on water and 70 mph on land.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
• Wallace and Hansen both played on the amphibious force football team there that Bucklew coached.
  — cincinnati.com, 26 May 2022
• Still, the amphibious cruiser was at least able to deliver on the second part of that slogan.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 June 2022
• The Black Sea Fleet was poised to attempt an amphibious landing around Odesa.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
• With Russian ships driven far from Ukrainian shores, the threat of an amphibious attack is gone.
  — Mark Cancian, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2024
• In 2020, eight Marines and a sailor were killed when their assault amphibious vehicle broke down and sank near San Clemente Island.
  — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
• The 370-foot-long ship that Ukraine claimed to have sunk on Tuesday, the Novocherkassk, is designed to land troops and vehicles during amphibious assaults.
  — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
• The Marine Corps was unable to assist victims of the earthquakes in Turkey just a few months ago because the Navy lacked enough amphibious ships.
  — Michael Lee, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2023
• After that, China's navy — which now rivals the U.S.'s in strength — would send an armada across the strait to mount a huge amphibious assault.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 4 Dec. 2022
• It's website said a ride on the amphibious ultralight gives a customer a bird's eye view of the lakes and land and the experience of touching down on the water.
  — CBS News, 3 Sep. 2022
• Since the start of the Ukraine invasion, Russia has kept its amphibious ships parked off the coast of Ukrainian cities, apparently afraid to come ashore.
  — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
• How did an amphibious landing boat once assigned to the Monrovia end up at the bottom of the state’s largest drinking water reservoir?
  — Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2022
• The Taiwan Strait is more than 100 miles wide, which would make an amphibious invasion daunting.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2022
• The Navy has been planning to send a destroyer and an amphibious dock landing ship north for the celebration.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2023
• For guests, this won’t be an issue—the island comes with an Iguana Yachts amphibious boat, one of only a handful in Australia.
  — Alex Greggery, Robb Report, 6 July 2023
• The ratio of support to combat units was increased and a greater emphasis was placed on more mobile and amphibious units.
  — David Rising, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Apr. 2022
• With the apparent capture of the Ukrainian fleet’s sole amphibious ship, a landing force might have to come by helicopter.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 7 May 2022
• Since war exploded in Israel, last month, the Navy has sent two carrier strike groups and an amphibious assault ship to the Mediterranean.
  — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023
• The fish is actually amphibious and has evolved traits that ensure its survival in both water and on land.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2023
• Fittingly, Airflow’s plans call for an amphibious version of the M200.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• Being amphibious allows the Na'vi to enjoy not just the sights of Pandora above ground, but also see the multi-colored coral reefs that live beneath the waves.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 May 2022
• Most of those vessels are Burke-class destroyers, cruisers, LCS and every type of amphibious ship.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2023
• Ships in the class are more than 600 feet long, with a flight deck that can handle helicopters and Osprey aircraft, plus a well deck that can store and launch a variety of amphibious craft.
  — al, 7 Feb. 2023
• Russian vessels in the Black Sea have been launching missiles at Ukraine - and could be used to support an amphibious assault on the country, the official said.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022
• The Post was able to reach the village by embedding with WFP, traveling in all-terrain amphibious vehicles with five-foot-high tires.
  — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024