How to Use maritime in a Sentence

maritime

adjective
  • She's an expert in maritime law.
  • The country's maritime industry is an important part of its economy.
  • Most of the freight trains on the route are headed to or from the maritime Port of San Diego.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Cook said the Coast Guard reached her on a handheld maritime radio.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Its maritime militia is a force of fishing vessels that works with the state.
    Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Barrel staves were taken along on this maritime journey to soak up the sea air and brine.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Some sailors trust the SS Bannockburn as a bad maritime omen, while others see the myth as nothing but a ghost of tragedy.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The attack involved nine aerial drones and seven maritime drones, the post said.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The upheaval of protests and the mounting chaos of the women’s stories rise in unison with the typhoon that threatens to engulf the maritime port city.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Ukraine used maritime drones to attack the Russian naval fleet in October.
    Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But every July 12, the golden age of maritime radio comes back to life.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
  • Consequently, there has been a lot of maritime commerce on the lakes for hundreds of years.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 June 2024
  • On the best days, carving turns under the Golden Gate Bridge feels like a maritime version of a fresh powder day on a steep ski slope.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
  • In order to live at Galilee, residents must work as artists or in the maritime industry.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Shipwreck Beach is a maritime graveyard on the Hawaiian island of Lāna`i.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2024
  • The villa is surrounded by a 12-acre park with of cypresses, maritime pines, oaks and bay trees.
    Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Twenty-six passengers died that day, making the wreck one of the worst maritime disasters in the region.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Wikoff would be responsible for all naval and combined maritime forces in the region.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Where to Eat and Drink Monhegan’s food scene is small but mighty, focusing on the local maritime cuisine.
    Margot Mazur, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2024
  • The city dates back centuries and has strong ties to Portugal's maritime discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Here, five miles of unspoiled beaches unfurl along the Atlantic and sandy trails wind through dense maritime forest.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
  • On a clammy Saturday this month, eight of them appeared in the early morning haze, ghosts of the maritime past — but real.
    William Booth, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • His father, Jochanan, known as Jan, worked in the maritime insurance business.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The area is still essential to the nation’s maritime heritage today.
    Fox News, 29 June 2022
  • At Amelia Island State Park, explore 200 acres of coastal maritime forests, salt marshes, and beaches.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 May 2024
  • Detroiters seeking to land a job at sea can get free training through a maritime jobs fair later this month.
    Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2022
  • His son, a maritime lawyer, and his daughter, a doctor, have their own careers and no interest in running the restaurant.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The shipment was part of a fledgling effort to ferry more aid into the territory via a maritime route.
    Anushka Patil, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • This barrel strength offering is a complex case study in all the aforementioned hallmarks that make the distillery so revered: oily textures, orchard fruit, maritime smoke, lengthy, pepper-laden finish.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • At Brunswick, she was more narrowly focused on maritime technologies and expanding the company’s e-commerce business.
    John Kell, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024

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