Examples of seawater in a Sentence
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In the final photo, Fleetwood looks as fit as ever, shirtlessly flexing amid an oasis of sparking seawater.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Acidification reduces the pH of seawater, which also diminishes sound absorption, so the stain of ship’s engine noise spreads further, muffling the songs of humpbacks and the codas of sperm whales.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Resembling the size and shape of a semi truck’s fuel tanker, it was designed to use seawater to cool itself and be largely self-sufficient once anchored to the seabed.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Acidification reduces the pH of seawater, which also diminishes sound absorption, so the stain of ship’s engine noise spreads further, muffling the songs of humpbacks and the codas of sperm whales.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Resembling the size and shape of a semi truck’s fuel tanker, it was designed to use seawater to cool itself and be largely self-sufficient once anchored to the seabed.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Seawater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawater. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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seawater
noun
sea·wa·ter
ˈsē-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water in or from the sea
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