sea breeze

NOUN

breeze from the sea

Synonyms

WEAK

cat's-paw cooling breeze ocean breeze onshore breeze

Example Sentences

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Bottle bio: From the North Fork of Long Island, N.Y., it opens with aromas of lime zest, green apple, white peach and sea breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

To avoid yet another night sitting in the darkness, she marked her birthday by strolling to the Paseo del Prado, an iconic boulevard not far from the waterfront cooled by a light sea breeze.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Just dry and sunny conditions - but with a northwesterly sea breeze - for teams and drivers to look forward to.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

There wasn’t a sea breeze anywhere near him, and if there had been one, it would have been trampled into the dust of Parker Head until it wasn’t anything but a puff or two.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt