How to Use inlet in a Sentence
inlet
noun- The coast is dotted with tiny inlets.
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The team fished near the power plant and the inlet in 20 to 30 feet of water.
— Frank Sargeant, al, 30 June 2021 -
This six-bedroom home is on the inlet and just one block from the beach.
— Shannon Rooney, Philly.com, 27 June 2018 -
The inlet breezes were mild; the only sound the lapping of small waves on the muddy shore.
— Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2018 -
All of that water, there's so many rivers and inlets here.
— Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018 -
Pause at the seawall along the way and watch for seals splashing around in the lagoon inlet.
— San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2018 -
For 2025, the Maybach logo appears on the front air bumper inlets, and the grille’s been tweaked.
— Josh Max, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 -
Follow about a mile past an inlet and take a right on Scotch Cap Road.
— Peter Marteka, courant.com, 12 July 2019 -
The water here is known as the Northern Arm, a jagged inlet off the Atlantic Ocean.
— Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 -
There are menorahs now on the edges of the inlet where a priest would prepare a sacrament.
— Anna Deforest, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 -
Harbor seals pop to the surface of the inlet, trailing us with their eyes.
— Neil Ever Osborne, Smithsonian, 24 Oct. 2017 -
In the fall, adult kokanee turn bright red and journey up small inlet streams to spawn.
— Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Most of the lakes in the Upper Copper Basin still have their inlets and outlets locked in ice.
— John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2018 -
The inlet is part of the even more massive Glacier Bay that boasts more than a thousand glaciers—at least for now.
— Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023 -
Over by the inlet near Brandy Creek in deep waters has been a good spot also.
— sacbee, 9 Apr. 2018 -
Rip tides are strong currents that appear when the tide pulls out of an inlet.
— Teddy Maiorca, Jennifer Borresen, Dinah Voyles Pulver, and Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023 -
Rip tides are strong currents that appear when the tide pulls out of an inlet.
— Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024 -
Over the next year, four more feet would appear in the region's inlets and beaches.
— The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 13 May 2018 -
The pictures were obtained from a boat on the inlet where the house is located.
— Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2020 -
While only in the inlet for about 10 days, Cook and his crew were the first Europeans to set foot in the region.
— Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2020 -
Many users recommend staying away from the edge of the inlet.
— Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2021 -
The water's edge would be reshaped to allow for bathing in a small inlet.
— John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2018 -
From one of the lots, there is also a private kayak launch with access from the inlet to the Long Island Sound.
— Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2022 -
When the ocean stops at the head of the inlet, the mountains continue, leaving just a flat sliver of land for a town.
— Megan Bush Moody, Alaska Dispatch News, 9 Sep. 2017 -
There is some trout activity near the inlet or at the dam later in the day.
— sacbee, 29 Jan. 2018 -
Another point are the two small holes in the fairing between the air inlets.
— David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 July 2024 -
The new Bonner Bridge is being built over one of the most dynamic inlets on the East Coast.
— Valerie Bauerlein, WSJ, 31 July 2017 -
People have also asked why flights can't take-off from the inlet side.
— Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2018 -
Snedden was swept about 300 yards out into the inlet, near the mouth of the Anchor River.
— Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022 -
The front fascia is more aggressive, the inlets much bigger, and the wheel arches more prominent and sharp.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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