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

It includes a small pool of fresh, unchlorinated water and another of specially formulated salt water, both deep enough for full submersion.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

The site is regularly flooded by the tide, so the tower has kept their kit safe from salt water and debris.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025

Plus I can’t see because my eyes are drenched in salt water.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick