How to Use tidal in a Sentence

tidal

adjective
  • So, the curved shape that made the question mark could be a tidal tail.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Even then, the tidal force is enough to affect how the moon forms.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
  • That means bays, rivers, tidal marshes, and the open ocean.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2020
  • But these tidal forces aren’t supposed to lap the shores of places like New York.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The gift is present, audible, in the air: the recorded sound, faint but steady, of the beat, the tidal rhythm, of the artist’s heart.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 13 July 2023
  • The air taxi drops us off in a sprawling tidal grassland to the south of Chenik.
    Acacia Johnson, National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 was the tidal shift for the company.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022
  • At the height of the storm, the tidal surge was likely even higher than that, Justin Landry said.
    Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Due to a lack of open, flat land, the field was situated in the tidal flats near the mouth of Ketchikan Creek.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2022
  • High tidal waves were seen in both countries and led to flooding on parts of the Izmir coast.
    Saphora Smith, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The same tidal forces shape the odd-year and midterm contests following a race for the White House.
    John Harwood, CNN, 31 Oct. 2021
  • But tidal forces are weaker for larger black holes, and the Jupiter Soup black hole would be about 1/500 the mass of the Milky Way.
    Randall Munroe, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Remember to watch your step and treat the tidal pools with respect.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2022
  • On the other side of a tidal creek, a black mangrove stood like a sentry.
    Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
  • Like our Moon, Ganymede is locked by the tidal forces of Jupiter so one side always faces the planet.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2024
  • In the midst of the tidal calm around her, Miss Hennepin County would not allow it.
    Marion Winik, Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The delta, a vast tidal estuary that sits on the eastern edge of the Bay Area, is fed by the state’s two largest rivers.
    Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2021
  • The flock of perhaps 30 widgeon dipped low over the decoys swaying in the current of the tidal slough.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2020
  • But a recent tidal shift has seen the issue resonate in dozens of states.
    Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Clustered on the east coast of Scotland are seven tidal pools.
    Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The Hudson River and the small creeks and flats on its edges are a tidal estuary.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 24 Dec. 2020
  • The tidal forces of Saturn pull and squeeze the inside of Enceladus, and the friction generates enough heat to melt the ice.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The Moon shines on tidal flats at Breakwater Beach in Brewster.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
  • Yet the tidal waves of prestige still keep their distance from Toyota.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In the same dream, K.C. told George that Bunky’s aquarium had tidal currents.
    Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
  • Coupled with the high surf, large tidal swings are expected to reach around 5.5 feet.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • In the mid 2030s, when the moon’s orbit changes slightly and the tidal cycle peaks, high-tide flooding will be that much greater.
    David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The Kampar River is known for its tidal bores -- large waves that flow upstream in rivers.
    Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Today, the marsh has been restored with tidal plants that can adapt to sea level rise.
    John King, SFChronicle.com, 25 Dec. 2020
  • In the deep and churning North Sea, with its muscular tidal currents, much of the detritus lies yards beneath the seafloor.
    Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024

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