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 most obvious is out at sea, via one of the island's many catamaran cruises. — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

The impact speed would be equivalent to more than Mach 26 at sea level. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Family was gathered for a memorial at sea Family members told the San Francisco Chronicle that most of the approximately 20 passengers aboard the vessel were members of the extended Boisa family. — James Ward, USA Today, 18 July 2026

For years, they have been stuck at sea with their leader, the great warrior king Odysseus (Matt Damon), trying to find a route home to Ithaca; hunger and desperation have spurred his fiery second-in-command, Eurylochus (Himesh Patel), toward mutiny. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 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