seven seas

plural noun

: all the waters or oceans of the world

Examples of seven seas in a Sentence

sailing the seven seas in search of adventure
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Due to widening skill and experience gaps, media outlets haven’t had to sail the seven seas to find young men like Gabriel Nash who graduated last year from University of Central Florida and makes YouTube videos about gaming because none of his 450 job applications panned out. Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 These include a spirit finished in Cognac casks and Ocean Aged at Sea Rye, a double-barreled whiskey that was part of the brand’s 26th whiskey sojourn across the seven seas. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 May 2025 Rita’s also offers a variety of caldos (soups) such as their shrimp, fish or siete mares (seven seas) caldo which contains fish, shrimp, scallops, clams and crab legs. David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024 Attendees learned some pointers to help them in that particularly pesky endeavor, while Zoeller regaled them with tales of his whiskey voyages across the seven seas. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for seven seas

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seven seas was in 1872

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“Seven seas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seven%20seas. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

seven seas

plural noun
: all the waters or oceans of the world
had sailed the seven seas
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