Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for ocean. Search instead for oceana.
Definitions

ocean

[oh-shuhn] / ˈoʊ ʃən /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The group is trying to protect 80 houses on Baxter Road, an enclave with spectacular ocean views and named properties such as “Owl’s Nest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The Orion capsule carrying the astronauts will now travel back to Earth in a so-called free-return trajectory before coming down in the ocean.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

By mile 97, the road rises to the Hugh T. Osborne Overlook, where the landscape shifts once again, opening into a vast ocean of sand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Even though ocean passages were already open, the current did not yet form a continuous loop.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

When he pulled the handle, he knew, it would go into the pipes, into the ground, into the ocean, into the air, and then it would rain down.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry