sea breeze

noun

: a cooling breeze blowing generally in the daytime inland from the sea

Examples of sea breeze in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wherever your summer getaway takes you along the Southern Maine coast, the cooling sea breezes are sure to follow. — Josh Roberts, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

His idyllic days were marked with sea breezes, rose petals scattered on the beach, and rosehips growing amidst seagrass, honeysuckle, and black-raspberry vines. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

The high pressure also stifles the sea breeze that can bring cooler ocean air onto land. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

The sea breeze rushed in and carried me off to catnap under a Nido Notte Italian wool blanket in bed. — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sea breeze

• agrees
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• bougies
• burmese
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• chickpeas
• chinese
• cowpeas
• curies
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• degrees
• disease

Kids Definition

sea breeze

noun

: a cooling daytime breeze blowing inland from the sea