How to Use offshore in a Sentence

offshore

1 of 2 adverb
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  • The men then take the lines offshore to farms of about 2,500 meters squared.
    — Mariejo Ramos, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2023
  • Split was known to fish near the mouth of the Grand River and slightly offshore.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • A lot of work that could move offshore has yet to move offshore.
    — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The epicenter was just offshore at a depth of about 10 miles.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The car sank about 75 yards offshore, WGME reported, and has been pulled out of the water.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • When that happens, the bass have moved offshore in search of colder water and schools of bait.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • More:Will offshore wind someday power the Great Lakes states?
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Will offshore wind someday power the Great Lakes states?
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Clouds will tend to build through the day as a weak low pressure develops offshore.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The quake struck at 2:34 a.m., its epicenter just offshore.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Year-round, the animals can be seen on or near the beach and at Seal Rock, a reserve for pinnipeds just offshore.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The areas where they will be constructed are so far offshore that the water is more than 1,000 feet deep.
    — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Just for subscribers: Will offshore wind someday power the Great Lakes states?
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In Europe, the near shore is crowded, and farming the ocean further offshore can be daunting, with high winds and waves.
    — Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
  • To pursue big-game fish offshore, look for a burly oversized spinning reel.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • This story has been corrected to say the quake did not occur offshore.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, ajc, 6 May 2023
  • Large breaking waves of 14 to 18 feet are expected just offshore.
    — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • So this is a framework for much more offshore balancing by the United States through allies in the region.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Then the cetaceans herd the school toward the fishers, who are usually standing in the shallow water just offshore.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Since then, numerous wind turbine projects have been green-lit offshore and across the country.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
  • It was initially observed near the coast but has since moved farther offshore.
    — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The continental shelf of the Florida Gulf Coast extends quite far offshore -- up to 200 miles in some spots, Truchelut said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • States and cities all along the East Coast are vying with New York to be hubs for the fast-growing business of harnessing wind power offshore.
    — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Through tonight: Clouds continue to float by as a little disturbance along the jet stream shifts offshore.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The epicenter was just offshore at a depth of about 10 miles Aftershocks followed.
    — Adam Beam and John Antczak, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Earlier in June, the temperatures in Utqiaġvik were close to normal, and there was more ice at the start of the summer, Thoman said, which kept the winds offshore.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Tropical Storm Kay was about 250 miles offshore, the weather service said at noon.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Approaching a group of boats watching about five orcas further offshore, Page sniffed the air.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Crews are doing rechecks and searching offshore, because many people fled the flames by plunging into the ocean.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The slick was spotted Thursday evening about a mile and a half offshore and is approximately two and a half miles long, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
    — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
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offshore

2 of 2 adjective
  • He works on an offshore oil rig.
  • We sailed to an offshore island.
  • They opened an offshore bank account.
  • He traced the money to an offshore investment company.
  • Here are the types of sharks that are most likely to grab hold from the bay to offshore waters.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
  • The offshore yuan has fallen 6% against the US dollar since April.
    — Laura He, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The offshore wind restrictions are at the heart of that debate.
    — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Whales and birds also stand to gain if offshore wind abandons the Garden State.
    — Diana Furchtgott-Roth, National Review, 13 Nov. 2023
  • With its proximity to the Gulf Stream, the island has some of the best inshore and offshore fishing on the East Coast.
    — Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
  • There may be gusty winds at times as an offshore flow blasts through the Columbia River Gorge.
    — oregonlive, 12 May 2023
  • The dispute dates back to the 19th century, and now involves abundant oil deposits in the Stabroek offshore block.
    — Elias Ferrer Breda, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Some flows to offshore deposits just past the surf zone, which can be mined for replenishment projects.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The Biden administration just approved the biggest offshore wind project in the US.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 6 July 2023
  • Orsted has taken a $4 billion write-off and canceled two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey.
    — Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Fifty megawatts is a little over the total capacity of U.S. offshore wind farms (at 42 megawatts), notes Tthe Verge.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • Dredged from offshore deposits, the sand will be pumped on average every five years in Encinitas and every 10 years in Solana Beach for the next 50 years.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • It’s described as perfect for offshore fishing, sandbars and heading to the waterfront for a bite to eat.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2023
  • One way accounting and tax firms can help fill these staffing gaps is through offshore outsourcing.
    — Hitendra Patil, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • There's nothing quite like windsurfing at Bird Island Basin, a Texas beach where the real fun is offshore.
    — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Scientists say offshore buoys, like the one in Kuwait Bay, provide the most accurate readings.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
  • Even offshore banks would have to fall in line, says Stephen Diehl, a crypto skeptic commentator.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2023
  • To increase gas production and exports, the country is pinning its hopes on new offshore fields.
    — Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 15 May 2023
  • Beaudreau is part of a revolving door between the government and offshore wind.
    — Will Sennott, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2023
  • And some states are balking at the prospect of higher electricity rates from offshore turbines.
    — Will Wade, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The pair, accompanied by press, were here for the official opening of the world’s largest floating offshore wind power project.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Much of that new capacity will come from the pair of new offshore wind farms in the Netherlands, where Google operates two of its 24 data centers.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The president toured the Philly Shipyard, where there was a steel-cutting ceremony for the Acadia, a vessel that will help to build offshore wind farms.
    — Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
  • The cancellation of two offshore wind projects on the East Coast doesn’t mean much for California’s efforts to prop up the industry.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry jeopardizes the clean energy goals.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • That proposal also calls for tapping into offshore sources, and could tie into the work about to begin in Solana Beach and Encinitas.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023

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