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deep blue sea

NOUN

the open ocean

Synonyms

WEAK

high seas ocean open sea sea the brine the briny deep the deep the deep sea the seven seas

Example Sentences

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The shallow water helps protect them from larger sharks and killer whales that would eat them with relish, like chewy hors d’oeuvres, if they drifted too far into the deep blue sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

You’re caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

But then the deep blue sea reminds Comet of space, and Comet reminds Haylee of a dolphin, jumping and playing in the waves.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2021

You can capture an image of yourself against the impossibly beautiful backdrop of an orange sun dropping from a pink sky into a deep blue sea.

From Economist • Mar. 28, 2018

Behind me, the back seat is full of shout-singing about baby belugas in the deep blue sea.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden