open sea
Example Sentences
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Ukrainian sea drones have revolutionised naval warfare since Moscow's invasion, relentlessly hunting down Russian warships and tankers in the open sea and even at naval bases.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
If that is correct, the vessel and its crew likely crossed a significant stretch of open sea to reach Als, pointing to a carefully planned and organized military expedition.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
The family of Alejandro Carranza Medina, 42, who was killed on September 15, rejected assertions there were drugs on his vessel and said he was a fisherman doing his job on the open sea.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
The style Matthiessen conjures is almost visual, with fragments of scene description and lines of unattributed dialogue arranged on the page like solitary brushstrokes or like breakers of spume on the open sea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The sodden wharf planks moaned as the tide pulled the river water toward the open sea.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
