gyre

Example Sentences

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The expedition will travel from Seattle to the Gulf of Alaska and then continue to the subtropical gyre, with a stop in Honolulu, Hawaii.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

And it eventually became a much-needed daily dose of serenity to keep the widening gyre of anxiety at bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2024

They were carried to the South Pacific by the South Pacific gyre, a circular ocean current.

From National Geographic • Feb. 21, 2024

As Carelli proceeds through the events leading up to that night, the gyre of his investigation widens, and Joan takes up less and less space in the story of her own death.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Fire clasped to elemental fire,   'Tis thus the solar atom whirls; The butterfly in aery gyre,   On autumn mornings, swarms and swirls, In dance of delicate desire,   No other than these boys and girls.

From The Lonely Dancer and Other Poems by Le Gallienne, Richard