at sea
Example Sentences
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Out at sea, Joanne had been struggling to keep hold of her younger children.
From BBC
When he reached the beach, the teen said he called emergency services and asked them to deploy boats, helicopters and planes, telling them: "My family is out at sea."
From Barron's
He had been wrecked there, too, at sea in a lifeboat for two days before being rescued.
From Literature
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Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's special crime division, said the case underlined "the gravity of a captain's duty of care while out at sea".
From Barron's
They remain active, and deadly, for decades; the ones at sea present additional risks, as they can drift with currents and storms.
From BBC
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