Examples of open ocean in a Sentence
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Those only recently stranded from the sea still have their rich, cobalt-blue color, a pigment that provides both camouflage and protection from the sun’s UV rays during their life on the open ocean.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Despite being the largest animal on the planet, blue whales maintain a life of secrecy, spending their days in the deep, open ocean.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Hundreds of times a year, gargantuan vessels like this one, laden with containers of freight, had eased beneath the Key, bound for open ocean and ports around the globe.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Díaz noted that most open ocean beaches in Puerto Rico do not have lifeguards.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
Díaz warned that most open ocean beaches in Puerto Rico do not have lifeguards.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Their course would take them down the Patapsco River toward the Chesapeake Bay and then the open ocean.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The Moorea Shark Sanctuary encompasses a significant portion of the waters around Moorea, including important habitats such as coral reefs, lagoons, and open ocean areas where sharks are known to inhabit and migrate.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The city has 28 miles of public shoreline on both the Chesapeake Bay and the open ocean.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Despite being the largest animal on the planet, blue whales maintain a life of secrecy, spending their days in the deep, open ocean.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Hundreds of times a year, gargantuan vessels like this one, laden with containers of freight, had eased beneath the Key, bound for open ocean and ports around the globe.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Díaz noted that most open ocean beaches in Puerto Rico do not have lifeguards.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
Díaz warned that most open ocean beaches in Puerto Rico do not have lifeguards.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Their course would take them down the Patapsco River toward the Chesapeake Bay and then the open ocean.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The Moorea Shark Sanctuary encompasses a significant portion of the waters around Moorea, including important habitats such as coral reefs, lagoons, and open ocean areas where sharks are known to inhabit and migrate.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The city has 28 miles of public shoreline on both the Chesapeake Bay and the open ocean.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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