put to sea
Example Sentences
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The migrants meet the gear, assemble it and put to sea in minutes.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
Deep Sea Vision had first put to sea in September 2023 from Papua New Guinea, launching a $9-million Hugin 6000 submersible equipped with a Doppler, a magnetometer, an echo sounder and a side-scan sonar.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024
Germany’s Sea Eye 4 boat was detained after bringing 114 migrants to the southern port of Salerno, and told it could not put to sea for 20 days.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023
Roman Abramovich, the most visible Russian oligarch recently seen in Turkey, does not use Imperial Yachts to manage the construction of his opulent yachts or staff them after they are put to sea.
From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2022
As for Odysseus, now is the fifth year since he put to sea and left my homeland—bound for death, you say.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
