How to Use deep-sea in a Sentence

deep-sea

adjective
  • Owing to advances in everything from satellite altimetry to deep-sea drilling, a great deal has been learned in the past few decades about the planet’s history.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Aircraft, the navy and deep-sea divers were involved in the effort.
    Reuters, NBC News, 5 July 2023
  • Scientists have found the world’s largest deep-sea coral reef off the eastern coast of the United States.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Jan. 2024
  • People travel from all over the world to go deep-sea fishing in The Bahamas.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2023
  • Myths about deep-sea monsters can be found in ancient cultures from all across the globe.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • As the contraption sank, a rare deep-sea creature mistook it for a meal.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
  • Sperm whales are massive deep-sea predators with a gray body, pointed teeth and a block-like head.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The two were going to light out from Half Moon Bay on Thursday morning to hunt some deep-sea giants for most of the day.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • There’s also a poseable crab that comes complete with a treasure chest and a deep-sea angler fish.
    Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The researchers used landers that carried dead fish as bait; deep-sea crustaceans ate the bait, and the snailfish came to eat the crustaceans.
    Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Coast Guard is also using commercial deep-sea vessels to scour the area.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 June 2023
  • Stroll along the picturesque docks on the Calabash River or join a deep-sea fishing tour to catch your own dinner.
    Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
  • And that’s just what’s been discovered so far in the ocean’s biggest hot spot for future deep-sea mining.
    Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
  • The Metals Company’s audacious gambit may have opened the door to deep-sea mining for the first time.
    WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Now, scientists have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Multiple deep-sea searches using high-tech equipment have tried but failed over the years to find Earhart's plane.
    Stephen Smith, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • There's also deep-sea fishing, surfing, hiking, paddling, and lots of fresh seafood to go around.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Yet, companies may soon get the green light to conduct deep-sea mining anyway.
    Susan Lahey, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2023
  • Earlier this month, Hawaii banned deep-sea mining in its state waters.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 July 2024
  • The result is the realistic deep-sea environment seen in the film.
    Raya Rockwood, Dallas News, 2 June 2023
  • It will be added to the marine vertebrate collection at Scripps, one of the world's largest collections of deep-sea fish, for further study.
    Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
  • And it has already been divided up for future deep-sea mining.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 26 May 2023
  • Decades later, it's still known for excellent deep-sea fishing and fly fishing.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
  • This deep-sea fish, measuring only about six inches long, may use its stealth and agility to steal fish trapped by jellies.
    Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
  • With more adventures planned for their honeymoon, the Webers took off for a deep-sea swordfishing trip as their next stop.
    Irene Wright The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 3 July 2023
  • Dolled up to look like Divine’s evil-stepsister in her glowing green lair, the comic star’s just delicious as the movie’s deep-sea villain.
    Vulture, 22 May 2023
  • The Glomar Explorer was later renamed and used for deep-sea oil drilling and exploration.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
  • For years, he’s been traveling the world to talk up deep-sea mining to investors and government officials.
    WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Robert says future work is needed to determine why deep-sea corals cluster in such areas.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Whether deep-sea fishing or relaxing by a sparkling swimming pool, the sites and flavors of Mexico, never dull, even in the winter months.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

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