underwater

Example Sentences

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Once underwater, they become "houses for the fish," he said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Study suggests two underwater faults could each generate 7.1 quakes, swamping areas near shore with 30-foot waves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

In some areas prices have slipped, leaving some owners underwater.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Seagrasses are flowering plants that live in shallow, sheltered areas of the coast, forming dense underwater meadows.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Convinced that the best way to deliver his mines during wartime would be by submarine, he constructed a hand-powered, wooden, underwater vessel large enough to accommodate one operator.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler