low tide
Example Sentences
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"However, the same cannot be said for intertidal systems" such as salt marshes and mudflats that line the coast and are exposed at low tide, he added.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
During high tide it can be accessed by boat, but during low tide a short walk is required across tidal sands to the mainland.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
For some reason—the police cited low tide; Mafart claimed the problem was fishermen at the pickup spot—Dillais motored past Teal Park heading east.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
What was once Great Britain is now a quarantined island, cut off from the mainland and protected by an armed causeway that can only be accessed during low tide.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025
When we first arrived in Florida, we stayed at a motel, then a trailer that smelled like low tide.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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