out to sea
idiom
: toward or into a part of the ocean that is far away from land
The boat headed out to sea.
He fell overboard and was swept out to sea.
Examples of out to sea in a Sentence
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Rainwater, 65 kilometers (40 miles) out to sea—under the seafloor?
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Rob L. Evans, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
At this point the protective fog was gone, as if the roof had come off the barracks and the blades of a falling helicopter had blown it out to sea.
—Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Francois was repairing his boat off the island of Saint Martin in December when his boat was pulled out to sea.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
Due to the security risk, officials decided to build a bunker on nearby Nantucket, an island 30 miles out to sea.
—Jenn Morson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
In Pacifica, huge boulders deposited to protect the bluffs are tumbled in disarray on steep, narrow Esplanade Beach. Tons and tons of sand moved off Bay Area beaches during recent winter storms as massive waves swept sediment out to sea and rainwater poured over crumbling cliffs.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2023
Areas of thicker smoke to our north should drift in this general direction over at least the next few days, although some of the smoke may shift eastward out to sea.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
Ahead of the storm, military officials evacuated personnel, dependents and employees, sent ships out to sea and moved aircraft off the island or secured them in protective hangars.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, ajc, 31 May 2023
Military officials evacuated personnel, dependents and employees, sent ships out to sea and moved aircraft off the island or secured them in protective hangars.
—Grace Garces Bordallo and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
Rob L. Evans, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
At this point the protective fog was gone, as if the roof had come off the barracks and the blades of a falling helicopter had blown it out to sea.
—Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Francois was repairing his boat off the island of Saint Martin in December when his boat was pulled out to sea.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
Due to the security risk, officials decided to build a bunker on nearby Nantucket, an island 30 miles out to sea.
—Jenn Morson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
In Pacifica, huge boulders deposited to protect the bluffs are tumbled in disarray on steep, narrow Esplanade Beach. Tons and tons of sand moved off Bay Area beaches during recent winter storms as massive waves swept sediment out to sea and rainwater poured over crumbling cliffs.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2023
Areas of thicker smoke to our north should drift in this general direction over at least the next few days, although some of the smoke may shift eastward out to sea.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
Ahead of the storm, military officials evacuated personnel, dependents and employees, sent ships out to sea and moved aircraft off the island or secured them in protective hangars.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, ajc, 31 May 2023
Military officials evacuated personnel, dependents and employees, sent ships out to sea and moved aircraft off the island or secured them in protective hangars.
—Grace Garces Bordallo and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
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“Out to sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20to%20sea. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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