tidal

Example Sentences

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And so when that case doesn’t break through, we blame that person for their case not breaking through, as opposed to the larger tidal wave.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The tidal Scheldt river estuary is the main maritime access route to Antwerp port, along with several narrower canals primarily used for inland navigation.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"We have only seen a few tidal disruption events of this type, so we don't know for sure how they're supposed to evolve," Sears said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Others see the sea change as less a legal tsunami than a tidal cultural shift — one jurors in New Mexico and California are riding, not speaking into existence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

In two day’s time they came to a broad tidal river where the bridge lay collapsed in the slow moving water.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy