at sea

phrase

1

: on the sea

specifically : on a sea voyage

2

: lost, bewildered

Examples of at sea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The yacht will be used privately, for select charters, and to facilitate further scientific research at sea. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

The sleeping quarters are set down into the towers, and because Wertheim's was at sea level, the North Sea splashed against his bedroom walls, inches from the bed. — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026

According to testimony from Schettino and those who knew him, obtained by Reuters, the captain had accumulated three decades at sea, including work on oil tankers and passenger cruise liners. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026

Now a new study delves into just how the mice survive at such high altitudes, which afford less than half of the oxygen available at sea level. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at sea

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy