the open sea

noun

: far away from land
sailing the open sea

Examples of the open sea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There were no nukes screaming across the open sea to knock our planet’s assembly of nations into history’s gutters of Armageddon. Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024 This new batch of Jefferson’s Bourbon might just make its way onto the open sea in the ensuing months. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Elsewhere across the Atlantic Basin, Tropical Depression Gordon continues to roam over the open sea. Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024 The waves scoured the walls of the fjord before flowing into the open sea. Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the open sea 

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“The open sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20sea. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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