put (out) to sea
idiom
: to leave a port, harbor, etc., and begin traveling on the sea
The ship will put (out) to sea tomorrow.
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As the crews hustled to their stations and put to sea, agents tracked the jet skis.
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David Culver, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
The first Ford Class carrier, fittingly named the USS Gerald R. Ford, was put to sea in 2017, took more than a decade to build, and cost $13.3 billion.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
The Russian Ministry of Defense said Monday that a detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet from Vladivostok has been put to sea to participate in naval exercises with their Chinese counterparts, starting Wednesday and running through Dec. 27.
—Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2022
Roman Abramovich, the most visible Russian oligarch recently seen in Turkey, does not use Imperial Yachts to manage the construction of his opulent yachts or staff them after they are put to sea.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2022
The whaler was probably built and put to sea only roughly less than nine months after the trees were felled — a short amount of time in that period.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
With no less than three shows that have been put to sea.
—Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2022
Instead, the seafarers say, they are sent to Iran and put to sea, where they are overworked, denied enough food and at times forced to transport drugs and cargo that is under international sanctions.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
His youngest son preparing bait and his elderly, former mother-in-law readying claw bands, Grimshaw, 65, prodded his aging boat into the choppy harbor late one summer morning, well after most fishermen have put to sea.
—David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2021
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David Culver, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
The first Ford Class carrier, fittingly named the USS Gerald R. Ford, was put to sea in 2017, took more than a decade to build, and cost $13.3 billion.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
The Russian Ministry of Defense said Monday that a detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet from Vladivostok has been put to sea to participate in naval exercises with their Chinese counterparts, starting Wednesday and running through Dec. 27.
—Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2022
Roman Abramovich, the most visible Russian oligarch recently seen in Turkey, does not use Imperial Yachts to manage the construction of his opulent yachts or staff them after they are put to sea.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2022
The whaler was probably built and put to sea only roughly less than nine months after the trees were felled — a short amount of time in that period.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
With no less than three shows that have been put to sea.
—Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2022
Instead, the seafarers say, they are sent to Iran and put to sea, where they are overworked, denied enough food and at times forced to transport drugs and cargo that is under international sanctions.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
His youngest son preparing bait and his elderly, former mother-in-law readying claw bands, Grimshaw, 65, prodded his aging boat into the choppy harbor late one summer morning, well after most fishermen have put to sea.
—David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2021
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