Examples of open ocean in a Sentence
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Cobb has identified 789 species of nudibranchs in the 0.2 miles of the Mooloolah River ending in the open ocean.
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Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
The mountain that towers above the city offers panoramic views of the peaks beyond, the city below, and the fjords snaking out to the open ocean.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Traveling across the open ocean for days at a time requires a different type of ship.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
So many whales foraged in the bay that the mariners didn’t need to venture to the open ocean.
—Douglas Main, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
Baby corals billow beneath the waves before attaching to something solid; baby comb jellies burst into being in the open ocean; and baby turtles wriggle their way through the sandy shores.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
On the opposite side of the Kenai Peninsula, facing the open ocean, communities like Seward, where Crawford’s parents lived, weren’t so lucky.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2023
Three weeks ago, the view from Iwo Jima showed open ocean.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
After waking before dawn on Catalina Island beneath a vast bowlful of stars, 100 elite athletes prepared to cross the open ocean to Manhattan Beach using only their arms for power.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
The mountain that towers above the city offers panoramic views of the peaks beyond, the city below, and the fjords snaking out to the open ocean.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Traveling across the open ocean for days at a time requires a different type of ship.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
So many whales foraged in the bay that the mariners didn’t need to venture to the open ocean.
—Douglas Main, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
Baby corals billow beneath the waves before attaching to something solid; baby comb jellies burst into being in the open ocean; and baby turtles wriggle their way through the sandy shores.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
On the opposite side of the Kenai Peninsula, facing the open ocean, communities like Seward, where Crawford’s parents lived, weren’t so lucky.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2023
Three weeks ago, the view from Iwo Jima showed open ocean.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
After waking before dawn on Catalina Island beneath a vast bowlful of stars, 100 elite athletes prepared to cross the open ocean to Manhattan Beach using only their arms for power.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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