seaward

Example Sentences

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Recognizing that geography still matters, they extended their defensive periphery seaward, initially to the first island chain, from Japan to the South China Sea, and then to the second chain and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A dry wind was already stirring when the sun rose over Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, fitful gusts whipping palm fronds seaward and making eucalyptus limbs creek and groan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

The Brunt experienced a rapid acceleration in its seaward movement after the loss of A74 and A81.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

Those dagger rifts could keep lengthening until they intersect with the rising trenches advancing seaward from shore.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2022

Putting on his robe of sea otter fur, he entered his canoe and was paddled seaward to the Raven.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan