ocean

Example Sentences

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She starves herself for her cause, crosses oceans and tills land to create the utopia that she believes is possible.

From Salon

“Being surrounded by the ocean from a young age taught me respect for ingredients, seasonality, and sustainability.”

From Salon

While prospectors have long proposed mining the ocean floor, much like oil companies drill offshore, such efforts have come to nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Visitors should avoid ocean water and any wet sand for at least three quarters of a mile upstream or downstream from the beach, the county public health department said in a release.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of Earth was covered by a global ocean of magma, with temperatures so extreme that liquid water could not survive.

From Science Daily