How to Use by sea in a Sentence
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On the streets, in the kitchen, in the car, on a plane, by land or by sea, my books go with me.
—New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
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In wartime, 90% or more of military goods are moved to and from war zones by sea.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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Go by sea, and there’s a good chance that your ship will get overwhelmed by ice and be forced to turn back.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
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Take cargo freight rates—whether by sea, air, rail or truck.
—Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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More than 200 tons of aid that arrived by sea was returned to Cyprus.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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Additional aid is on its way by sea for the first time in this war.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
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The voyages by sea will be from Haifa, Israel, on the Mediterranean coast, to the country of Cyprus.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2023
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For those arriving overland or by sea, the fee is half that at 150 Baht.
—Johanna Read, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
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Crews searched both by air and by sea without a single sighting of the person.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
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Conditions led by sea level rise make the challenge all the more harder.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022
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The South American country is the world’s largest exporter of bananas, shipping about 7.2 tons a year by sea.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
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The cap is set to take effect on Dec. 5, the same day the European Union will impose a boycott on most Russian oil — its crude that is shipped by sea.
—David McHugh, ajc, 24 Nov. 2022
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This was a version of Japan reserved only for those traveling by sea, in the manner and pace of a bygone era.
—Kate Crockett, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
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Destinations that can only be reached by sea are among the most world's most brag-worthy.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023
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The stiff tale of the count’s journey by sea from Romania to the shores of England in the late 1800s leaves viewers feeling as trapped on board as the poor saps waiting to meet their fate.
—Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
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The algae, Pseudo-nitzschia, is consumed by fish, which are then eaten by sea lions.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 29 June 2023
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The Kylie Cosmetics founder, 26, has been visiting Mallorca, Spain and shared some dreamy snaps by land and by sea.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
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The limit is set to take effect Monday, along with an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2022
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Biden, in his State of the Union address on March 7, announces plans to build a floating pier on Gaza’s coast to enable deliveries by sea.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
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The attack killed six foreign nationals and a Palestinian, all of whom had handled the food aid that had arrived in Gaza by sea.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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One way to connect to these villages is by sea—rent a boat or take the public ferry from Lerici to Tellaro or San Terenzo.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
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This comes on top of multiple incursions by sea and air in the waters surrounding Japan.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Dec. 2022
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In addition to the airdrops of small amounts of food, the first aid shipment by sea dispatched by nonprofit World Central Kitchen reached Gaza last week.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
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Spanish data shows migration by sea to the archipelago jumped 51% in the first five months of the year compared to a year earlier.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 29 Nov. 2022
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As shipping the trainers by sea from Brazil takes five weeks, sending them by plane would allow the brand to more quickly replenish its stock, and sell more product.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 9 July 2024
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In northern Alaska, the change is enhanced by sea ice loss and a longer open water period that makes more moisture available to fall out as rain or snow.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022
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Roughly 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, according to the World Economic Forum.
—Megan Arnold, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
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The company plans to achieve this partly by relying less on airfreight and shipping more products by sea, truck or rail.
—Nina Trentmann, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
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Thousands of residents and tourists are being evacuated by land and by sea, fleeing the fires that have killed at least 20 people so far.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2023
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The report cited dead pigs left in farm walkways, dead baby chickens, and salmon being eaten by sea lice as evidence.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 June 2024
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