How to Use by sea in a Sentence

by sea

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  • When the singer’s boat is wrecked by sea storms, the rose alone withstands the storms.
    Ali Smith, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Of course, there aren’t too many coming in by sea anymore.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
  • This is not the first time the ride-share app users have been able to travel by sea.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 9 June 2025
  • Many fled by sea; many were killed; more than six thousand were captured.
    Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • One by land and one by sea — two hacks to see one of the world's most famous sites for free.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
  • On the streets, in the kitchen, in the car, on a plane, by land or by sea, my books go with me.
    New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Additional aid is on its way by sea for the first time in this war.
    CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The island has its own police force and is patrolled by sea and air.
    Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Go by sea, and there’s a good chance that your ship will get overwhelmed by ice and be forced to turn back.
    David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Private terraces with horizon views are cooled by sea breezes.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In wartime, 90% or more of military goods are moved to and from war zones by sea.
    Loren Thompson, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Crews searched both by air and by sea without a single sighting of the person.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Light nine lanterns if the British are invading by sea, but running late.
    Evan Allgood, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • More than 200 tons of aid that arrived by sea was returned to Cyprus.
    Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Conditions led by sea level rise make the challenge all the more harder.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Future designs include sculptures inspired by sea stars and the heart of a blue whale.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The boat then pulled away from the dock to continue the journey by sea to Colombia.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Destinations that can only be reached by sea are among the most world's most brag-worthy.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Everyone is en route, Malik by chopper, the rest by sea.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Activists’ efforts to reach Gaza by sea have been thwarted before.
    New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For those arriving overland or by sea, the fee is half that at 150 Baht.
    Johanna Read, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Eclipse hunting by sea With most of the eclipse occurring over the ocean, a cruise may offer the best seat in the house.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The algae, Pseudo-nitzschia, is consumed by fish, which are then eaten by sea lions.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 29 June 2023
  • Rather there were multiple routes, by sea and land, by which many goods, ideas, religions and diseases were exchanged.
    The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Odysseus walks across land, sails by sea and treks through caves, including one where an ominously large beast appears in the shadows.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The state’s land scarcity drives up its home prices, and its isolation means higher transportation costs, since most goods are shipped by sea.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Bahamian authorities and local fire and rescue crews launch a search by sea.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The only feasible way to move heavy equipment, minerals and fossil fuels would be by sea.
    Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • This comes on top of multiple incursions by sea and air in the waters surrounding Japan.
    Arkansas Online, 17 Dec. 2022
  • This was a version of Japan reserved only for those traveling by sea, in the manner and pace of a bygone era.
    Kate Crockett, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023

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