How to Use the open sea in a Sentence

the open sea

noun
Definition of the open seanext
  • The fjord is key for fishing in the autumn, when the open sea is too harsh.
    — Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The sheer mass of these shelves stops the ice on land from flowing more quickly into the open sea.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • It was captured on the open sea by French pirates, who brought the ship to a prison island.
    — Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Adrenaline seekers won’t want to miss the thrill of free diving in the open sea.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Winds on the open sea are often brutal, scuttling work for days at a time.
    — Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
  • The Alabama followed the Kearsarge out to the open sea and opened fire with two initial salvos, missing both times.
    — James Hagengruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
  • By Friday, most of the phalaropes had returned to the open sea to continue their migration.
    — Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • Visitors can take a long, slow pleasure cruise along the fjord and see a wide array of sights including glaciers, mountains, and the open sea — all in just a two-hour trip.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
  • That’s because the ship malfunctions almost always occur in the open sea, where crews can deal with them without incident.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • In the open sea, schools of dolphins a thousand strong chatter all at once; scientists who record them end up with audio as dense with whistles and clicks as a stadium is with cheers.
    — Camille Bromley, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Lake built his first vessel, Argonaut, in 1897, which became the first submarine to operate extensively in the open sea, Simon said.
    — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • With the exception of crude, grappling-hook-style attacks on the open sea and scuba-diver assaults in shallow water, nearly all other strikes on undersea infrastructure would require underwater vehicles.
    — Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015

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