How to Use open ocean in a Sentence

open ocean

noun

• In September 2023, the Utopia of the Seas hit the open ocean for the very first time.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
• The strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, and the open ocean beyond.
  — Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
• So many whales foraged in the bay that the mariners didn’t need to venture to the open ocean.
  — Douglas Main, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
• Three weeks ago, the view from Iwo Jima showed open ocean.
  — Mike Ives, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• The city has 28 miles of public shoreline on both the Chesapeake Bay and the open ocean.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
• But that doesn’t mean sperm whales want to restrict themselves to the open ocean.
  — Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2023
• Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to reunite friends once again.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• On the open ocean, waste brine can be quickly dispersed.
  — Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
• Courtesy David Liu The open ocean air wasn’t the only draw to the summer getaway.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
• When the ice melts, and the sun’s rays can reach the dark open ocean, their energy is absorbed by the planet.
  — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
• For example, the swimming scenes were shot on the open ocean, in the Black Sea and the English Channel.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 31 May 2024
• It was located far from land, moving west in the open ocean.
  — Damian Dovarganes and Jordi Lebrija, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
• Females feed in the open ocean, where there’s enough food to meet their needs with fewer predators.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024
• The mountain that towers above the city offers panoramic views of the peaks beyond, the city below, and the fjords snaking out to the open ocean.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• Not only that, but the debris carried more coastal species than open ocean species.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 18 Apr. 2023
• Their course would take them down the Patapsco River toward the Chesapeake Bay and then the open ocean.
  — USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
• They’re found from polar waters to the equator, at the water’s surface and miles deep, in the open ocean, along coasts, and even in some coastal rivers.
  — Michael Heithaus, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
• As the water became deeper the wave gathered speed, pushing faster and faster out of the bay and into open ocean.
  — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 June 2024
• Oceanic whitetip shark facts The sharks: Are a highly migratory species in the open ocean.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
• Cruise through the waters of mangrove forests, along serene rivers, or across the open ocean in search of your next adventure (and dinner!).
  — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
• Traveling across the open ocean for days at a time requires a different type of ship.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
• How storm surge happens In the open ocean, hurricane winds push water toward the center of the storm.
  — Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• The fact-checkers, however, noted that the example wasn’t of the open ocean but a very shallow bay and not even a record high.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2023
• Some distilleries have even blasted their whiskey with heavy-metal music or put it on board ships to sail the open ocean.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 June 2024
• How storm surge happens In open ocean, hurricane winds push water toward the center of the storm.
  — George Petras, USA Today, 30 May 2023
• Díaz warned that most open ocean beaches in Puerto Rico do not have lifeguards.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
• This can holder can handle five-foot swells in the open ocean or an off-road ATV ride, definitely one of the best fishing gifts out there.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
• Kittiwakes spend almost their entire lives on the open ocean, returning to the shore only to nest.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
• Díaz noted that most open ocean beaches in Puerto Rico do not have lifeguards.
  — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
• Hundreds of times a year, gargantuan vessels like this one, laden with containers of freight, had eased beneath the Key, bound for open ocean and ports around the globe.
  — William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024