How to Use to sea in a Sentence
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Officials do not know if the missing people are with the boat, trapped under one of its three decks, or were swept out to sea.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
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These were quick to convert and quick to put to sea in sufficient numbers to protect convoys far from the defense of any airfields.
—David Szondy july 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
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The bedroom maintains one atmosphere of pressure, equivalent to sea level, behind walls of seven-inch acrylic.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
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In addition to sea lions, sea otters, walrus, polar bears, dugongs and manatees are also safeguarded.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
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In June, two women in their 20s from Fremont died in Santa Cruz County after they were swept out to sea.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
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One of Carne’s earliest memories is almost getting swept to sea by a riptide while growing up in southern California.
—Michele Bigley, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2023
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In one photo, Silva stood on the sand with Alexander and James looking out to sea and in another Gere and Silva sat with their kids on the beach.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
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Genevieve is located just below the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico and is generally moving out to sea, forecasters say.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026
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An Antarctic polar blast swept across parts of New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday, bringing snow to sea level and icy temperatures that forced road closures and disrupted schools.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
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Climate change also contributes to sea-level rise, as coastal communities like Annapolis, Maryland, and Miami are discovering with increasing days of high-tide flooding.
—Scott Frickel, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2022
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With more than $79 million in grants, Miami Beach embarked on a comprehensive effort to assess the city’s vulnerability to sea-level rise and develop a plan for adapting to these changing conditions.
—Jaclyn De Medicci Bruneau, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
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However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
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The victim was on the beach in front of the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa when he was allegedly attacked by the reptile and dragged out to sea, Jalisco State Police said in a statement on Sunday.
—Claire Bower, ABC News, 29 June 2026
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