salt water

Example Sentences

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Their hands, arms and legs bore wounds caused by the salt water.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

That’s necessary to repel salt water and make delta water safe for drinking and irrigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025

The experiments were carried out under various conditions, for example in fresh and salt water.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

A full moon or storm tide can cover it for a while, and the salt water does a number on the mortar.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

I coughed, my mouth still pickled with the taste of salt water.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros