at sea
Example Sentences
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It said: "The ship, initially flying a false flag, turned off its transponders while at sea and sought to reflag while being pursued."
From BBC
"Surely, no dream, journey or promise is worth a single loss of life at sea," he added.
From Barron's
He described the weather conditions as "bitter and freezing", with snow earlier and high waves at sea.
From BBC
While the horrors of war at sea are well-known, the Allies’ ill-fated supply convoys from Iceland to Russia are an often-overlooked theater of the war.
One way to prevent the accidental death of albatrosses at sea is the use of bird scaring lines: they're essentially nautical scarecrows, scaring the birds away from the nets and fishing lines.
From BBC
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