open ocean
Example Sentences
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None had been laid beneath the open ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The other type of tsunamis happen in the open ocean and are directly triggered by earthquakes, or occasionally other powerful events such as underwater volcanoes.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Marine rescue volunteer Paul Bresland said the teen's four-hour swim saved his family, who were eventually found clinging to a paddleboard in the open ocean off the tourist town of Quindalup.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
The estuarine crocodile, known in Australia as the saltwater crocodile, regularly moves between rivers and the open ocean, hunting wherever prey is available.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
These islands to the northwest were at the very end of the Antarctic Peninsula; beyond them lay the open ocean.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
