put (out) to sea

phrase

: to leave a port, harbor, etc., and begin traveling on the sea

The ship will put (out) to sea tomorrow.

Examples of put (out) to sea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With a displacement of more than 100,000 tons and a length of 1,100 feet (334 meters), the Ford is the largest warship the US has ever put to sea. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025

Another refugee in New Delhi, David Nazir, said his elderly parents were picked up and were also among the 40 people put to sea. — Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 17 May 2025

The 180-ft (55-m), 240-tonne No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) put to sea last month ahead of sea trials. — David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025

As the crews hustled to their stations and put to sea, agents tracked the jet skis. — David Culver, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024

Roman Abramovich, the most visible Russian oligarch recently seen in Turkey, does not use Imperial Yachts to manage the construction of his opulent yachts or staff them after they are put to sea. — Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2022

The whaler was probably built and put to sea only roughly less than nine months after the trees were felled — a short amount of time in that period. — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022