How to Use tidal in a Sentence

tidal

adjective
  • So, the curved shape that made the question mark could be a tidal tail.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But these tidal forces aren’t supposed to lap the shores of places like New York.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The gift is present, audible, in the air: the recorded sound, faint but steady, of the beat, the tidal rhythm, of the artist’s heart.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 13 July 2023
  • The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 was the tidal shift for the company.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022
  • At the height of the storm, the tidal surge was likely even higher than that, Justin Landry said.
    Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Due to a lack of open, flat land, the field was situated in the tidal flats near the mouth of Ketchikan Creek.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The same tidal forces shape the odd-year and midterm contests following a race for the White House.
    John Harwood, CNN, 31 Oct. 2021
  • But tidal forces are weaker for larger black holes, and the Jupiter Soup black hole would be about 1/500 the mass of the Milky Way.
    Randall Munroe, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Remember to watch your step and treat the tidal pools with respect.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2022
  • On the other side of a tidal creek, a black mangrove stood like a sentry.
    Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
  • The delta, a vast tidal estuary that sits on the eastern edge of the Bay Area, is fed by the state’s two largest rivers.
    Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2021
  • But a recent tidal shift has seen the issue resonate in dozens of states.
    Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Clustered on the east coast of Scotland are seven tidal pools.
    Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The tidal forces of Saturn pull and squeeze the inside of Enceladus, and the friction generates enough heat to melt the ice.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The Moon shines on tidal flats at Breakwater Beach in Brewster.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
  • Yet the tidal waves of prestige still keep their distance from Toyota.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In the same dream, K.C. told George that Bunky’s aquarium had tidal currents.
    Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
  • Coupled with the high surf, large tidal swings are expected to reach around 5.5 feet.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • In the mid 2030s, when the moon’s orbit changes slightly and the tidal cycle peaks, high-tide flooding will be that much greater.
    David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The Kampar River is known for its tidal bores -- large waves that flow upstream in rivers.
    Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2022
  • First responders — working in shifts and teams — strapped him to stokes, wrapped him in a tarp and snaked him through the dense woods and tidal pools.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The bottom shows the potential tidal signal over the whole time series.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The region includes tidal flats, dune systems, and salt prairies, which are home to a range of ecosystems and species.
    Ramin Skibba, Wired, 19 Oct. 2021
  • In astronomy, tidal forces aren’t just what make the ocean come in and out every day.
    Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2023
  • But this year, he'll be cut down, along with more than 100 others, as part of a project to rebuild and raise the sea walls around D.C's tidal basin.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
  • With the ease of applying to jobs, these folks receive tidal waves of résumés.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Discover what causes king tides and explore the tidal zone on this walk and talk.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The last storm this deadly in the region, Sandy in 2012, did its damage mostly through tidal surges.
    New York Times, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Within a few days, rescuers counted 146 of the aquatic mammals that were trapped in the tidal mouth.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024
  • This is no coincidence; it’s linked to our planet’s strong tidal influence on our natural satellite.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 July 2024

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