How to Use coral reef in a Sentence

coral reef

noun
  • By overall area, coral reefs are a tiny part of the ocean.
    Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
  • What the collapse of coral reefs tells us about climate change.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Adopt a coral reef and be a part of keeping this unique ecosystem alive.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • How serious is the threat to the planet’s coral reefs?
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Snorkel among schools of colorful fish and vibrant coral reefs.
    Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Hop on a boat or kayak and explore the coral reefs and snorkeling trails in the area.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Social media has shown her just how little many people know about coral reefs.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Unlike coral reefs, no global laws or policies focus on kelp forests.
    Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
  • See Snuffy swim near coral reefs Why is the fish named after a muppet?
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Turquoise green lagoon for a kilometer and then the sea of deep blue shade beyond the coral reef.
    Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Building more near coral reefs also leaves less margin for mistakes.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Colorful coral reefs in swaths of orange, green, and purple teemed with fish.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Go snorkeling and diving among vibrant coral reefs and wreck sites.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The seafloor carpeted in ghostly skeletons of dead coral reefs.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Above this amount of warming, there is a 99% chance that these coral reefs tip past their breaking point.
    Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors can snorkel among coral reefs, mangroves, and vivid sea creatures.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The coral reef is nearly the size of Vatican City.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Their pick reflects the fact with a hue that could easily be found in a shimmering coral reef.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Roughly half of the world's coral reefs have died since the 1950s due to climate change.
    Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • How will coral reefs cope if emissions align with Paris Agreement targets?
    New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The islands are ringed by coral reefs known for their biodiversity.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The islands are ringed by coral reefs known for their biodiversity.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Snorkel coral reefs or tour a rum distillery before enjoying the rhythm of a steel drum band filling the evening air.
    AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike shallow-water coral reefs, deep-sea coral colonies live in complete darkness.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Until the 1970s, the island had an offshore coral reef.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But a molecule called gadusol found in fish and coral reefs is a promising candidate.
    Emily Kwong, NPR, 15 May 2026
  • Seagrass will never have the instant visual pull of coral reefs or whale encounters.
    Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • It is surrounded by coral reefs and features volcanic rocks, lagoons and small white sand beaches.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Sadly, many coral reefs around the world are dying due to rising ocean temperatures.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • These ecosystems are as productive and important as rain forests or coral reefs, but much less well known or studied.
    Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026

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