deep blue sea
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The shallow water helps protect them from larger sharks and killer whales that would eat them with relish, like chewy hors d’oeuvres, if they drifted too far into the deep blue sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
You’re caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
But then the deep blue sea reminds Comet of space, and Comet reminds Haylee of a dolphin, jumping and playing in the waves.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2021
You can capture an image of yourself against the impossibly beautiful backdrop of an orange sun dropping from a pink sky into a deep blue sea.
From Economist ● Mar. 28, 2018
Beyond the arc of the harbor, a flotilla of Red Navy ships patrolled the shore—a sash of crimson in the deep blue sea.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
