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Examples of low tide in a Sentence
You can walk across the sand bar at low tide.
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The west floating dock sustained significant damage in June 2023 due to sand accumulation underneath, which caused the dock to bottom out at low tide, according to the port.
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Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
All intertidal stressors—from high to low tide—will increase as the coasts morph due to climate change, according to Deheyn.
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Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
The sand on Hilton Head Island is bright white, blissfully soft, and very fine, and the water is shallow, especially at low tide.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
The water gets shallow at low tide, and travelers can swim far out into the sapphire sea and enjoy the coral reefs below.
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Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1539, in the meaning defined above
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“Low tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20tide. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
low tide
noun
: the tide when the water is at its lowest point
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