salt water
Example Sentences
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Their hands, arms and legs bore wounds caused by the salt water.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
It primarily uses fresh water from a reservoir and two tanks, but it also has pumping stations and equipment capable of drawing salt water from San Francisco Bay if necessary.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
By combining gold, salt water, and light, they have built a special platform where these forces can actually be seen as colorful patterns.
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025
A full moon or storm tide can cover it for a while, and the salt water does a number on the mortar.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024
We marched down salt stairs, we crawled along salt floors, we passed stalagmites formed from salt water dripping off the ceiling.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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