Examples of sea power in a Sentence
Britain was the world's greatest sea power at one time.
a massive increase in sea power
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While past Marine units have been centered on land power, the MLR recognizes that land, air, and sea power are all interlinked and addresses all three.
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
Frankopan leaves us to imagine what human history might have looked like without Great Britain as a sea power.
—Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
Eurasian landmass empires are weaker when compared to the modern Anglo-American archetype of surpassing sea power, free trade with other rich nations, and comparatively limited government.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Vernon’s sea power duly secured the Panamanian export hub of Porto Bello (which would give its name to London’s Portobello Road), but the irresolute Wentworth was ignominiously defeated in his halfhearted attempts to capture Cartagena (in modern-day Colombia) and Santiago, Cuba.
—Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
Luria is an ardent proponent of sea power.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2022
The concentration of American sea power in the South China Sea is also the largest concentration of F-35 fighter jets at sea, with ten F-35Cs operating from Vinson, ten from Lincoln, and another six F-35Bs from the amphibious assault ship USS America.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2022
The Australian subs are intended to complement US and British sea power in Asia and serve as a deterrent to China’s fast-growing navy.
—Nate Jones, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023
The Australian subs are intended to complement U.S. and British sea power in Asia and serve as a deterrent to China’s fast-growing navy.
—Craig Whitlock and Nate Jones, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
Frankopan leaves us to imagine what human history might have looked like without Great Britain as a sea power.
—Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
Eurasian landmass empires are weaker when compared to the modern Anglo-American archetype of surpassing sea power, free trade with other rich nations, and comparatively limited government.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Vernon’s sea power duly secured the Panamanian export hub of Porto Bello (which would give its name to London’s Portobello Road), but the irresolute Wentworth was ignominiously defeated in his halfhearted attempts to capture Cartagena (in modern-day Colombia) and Santiago, Cuba.
—Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
Luria is an ardent proponent of sea power.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2022
The concentration of American sea power in the South China Sea is also the largest concentration of F-35 fighter jets at sea, with ten F-35Cs operating from Vinson, ten from Lincoln, and another six F-35Bs from the amphibious assault ship USS America.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2022
The Australian subs are intended to complement US and British sea power in Asia and serve as a deterrent to China’s fast-growing navy.
—Nate Jones, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023
The Australian subs are intended to complement U.S. and British sea power in Asia and serve as a deterrent to China’s fast-growing navy.
—Craig Whitlock and Nate Jones, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1752, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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