sea legs
plural noun
: bodily adjustment to the motion of a ship indicated especially by ability to walk steadily and by freedom from seasickness
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There is an urgency to Geese’s performance, perhaps because the Third Man set captures the band finding its sea legs with a new spate of material.
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
McMurray brought in seasoned musicians like the Atlantic Starr horn section and artists finding their sea legs, like keyboardist Ramsey Embick, who later joined the Pointer Sisters’ band.
—Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
Ready to get your sea legs and have your first floating hotel experience?
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
As the women work through their grief and start to get their sea legs, the plot starts to fall into place.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
McMurray brought in seasoned musicians like the Atlantic Starr horn section and artists finding their sea legs, like keyboardist Ramsey Embick, who later joined the Pointer Sisters’ band.
—Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
Ready to get your sea legs and have your first floating hotel experience?
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
As the women work through their grief and start to get their sea legs, the plot starts to fall into place.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Sea legs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20legs. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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