ocean

Example Sentences

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As warmer global temperatures melt polar ice, ocean waters are rising, posing a threat to island nations and coastal communities.

From The Wall Street Journal

I wish for the wind to shift, to pull the fresh ocean air inland, instead of wafting the smell of rotting fish from the barrels down the ramp over me.

From Literature

That I was finished trying to cross oceans to please him, when he won’t step over a puddle for me.

From Literature

“You would just see what looked like an ocean of fog,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, ice floats, and liquid water is actually most dense at 4 degrees C. That is why colder water remains below warmer water in lakes and oceans.

From Science Daily