Examples of sea power in a Sentence
Britain was the world's greatest sea power at one time.
a massive increase in sea power
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This cooperation makes sense in purely military terms for Russia, a mutually beneficial project of sea power projection.
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Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Myler and Courtney, the ranking member of the sea power subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, have been involved in the process from the beginning.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
In 1918, the British navy invented the first aircraft carrier, but the world’s then dominant sea power treated these ships mostly as spotters for its traditional battleships rather than as mobile bases for conducting offensives.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Myler and Courtney, the ranking member of the sea power subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, have been involved in the process from the beginning.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
In 1918, the British navy invented the first aircraft carrier, but the world’s then dominant sea power treated these ships mostly as spotters for its traditional battleships rather than as mobile bases for conducting offensives.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20power. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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