How to Use aquatic in a Sentence

aquatic

1 of 2 adjective
  • Peters calls the work an aquatic Fabergé egg.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
  • That can lead to algae blooms that are harmful to aquatic life.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
  • Annelids are found on land and in water; this looks like an aquatic one.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The creek sparkled between brushy banks filled with birds and aquatic insects.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • People swim, people fish, there's a lot of aquatic life.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • Swap your shoes for fins and clothes for swim suits, then embark on an aquatic escapade.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Wild Rice Not a rice at all, wild rice is the seed of an aquatic grass.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But his interest has always been in fish and aquatic life.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Just make sure your aquatic buddy is swimming in a clear spill-proof vessel.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2023
  • This includes grebes, an aquatic diving bird.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s a look at some of the events that led to the deaths of swaths of aquatic creatures around the globe in the past year.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
  • This is an aquatic larval stage of the tiger salamander.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • Feed lilies and other aquatic plants in home water gardens.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
  • Shop the store’s collection of water lilies, aquatic plants, and pond kits.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The ranch has senior water rights, ponds, creeks and aquatic systems.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • The gel is nontoxic and can be used as a tool to help protect aquatic ecosystems.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The large salamanders that can reach up to two feet long also fit well into the aquatic food chain.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Cool bergamot and airy tahari water lend it a clean and aquatic scent, while rice milk adds warm creaminess to the mix.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 June 2026
  • The fish eat weeds and other aquatic plants that could clog water intake equipment.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The Network is seeking a larger carve-out for all aquatic species.
    — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This will impact both the survival of different fish species and aquatic life.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • At the time the aquatic creatures were alive, this area was a rocky sea shelf fringing a volcanic island.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 May 2023
  • The gown, emblazoned with an aquatic print, paired a boat neck in the front with a plunging backline.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Bring a snorkel to admire the fish, turtles, and aquatic plants, or even take a scuba-diving course.
    — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • Think everything from golf courses to an aquatic park and restaurants.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Move Plants Part of the beauty of a backyard pond are the aquatic plants in and around it.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The aquatic scene depicts a 32-foot-tall seahorse teaching skills to his young.
    — Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Water lilies, plants in the genus Nymphaea, are aquatic blooms that grow in ponds and water gardens.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Parks, malls and aquatic centers across the Valley have turned on their splash pads for this very reason.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
  • Platypuses, which stayed aquatic, may have retained them.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026

aquatic

2 of 2 noun
  • Life jackets can be borrowed for the day at the aquatics center.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • Childcare, sports, arts, aquatics — all of it continues over the next year.
    — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • The largest portion of that is a $31 million aquatics center.
    — Sandra Engelland, star-telegram.com, 9 May 2017
  • The charger near the aquatic enter will likely be installed sometime in the next month.
    — cleveland, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The life aquatic is now looking even more appealing thanks to Ocean Builders.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The city will cap the number of people attending aquatics classes.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 29 May 2020
  • Both of his brothers also have been involved in aquatics, but have focused more on water polo.
    — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, 20 May 2018
  • During an age when aquatics and the mystique of the water held great appeal, swimmers were in high demand.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 23 June 2017
  • Elk Grove is building an aquatics center that will be able to host competitions.
    — Ellen Garrison, sacbee, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Paris’ bid does come with a $2 billion price tag to build an Olympic Village and an aquatics center.
    — Chris Chavez, SI.com, 31 July 2017
  • PetSnowy’s focus on dogs and cats, rather than aquatics, is apparent in its logo.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The 36-acre Flamingo Park, which has an aquatics center with an eight-lane lap pool, is a block north.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
  • The other advantage is that Carroll doesn’t have to share its aquatics center with any other school.
    — Kevin Lonnquist, star-telegram, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Areas of the aquatics center’s dedicated beach can be rented in multi-hour time blocks.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • SwimKids, based in Cumming, offers aquatics survival classes and swim lessons.
    — Helena Oliviero, ajc, 23 May 2018
  • That year saw the Olympic debuts of equestrian sports, women’s aquatics, and the nation of Japan.
    — Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The city of Huntsville opened its new $22 million aquatics center this weekend, which is much more than a big pool with lots of water.
    — Paul Gattis, AL.com, 8 July 2017
  • Also planned for a site next to the senior center is a large aquatics center that would have the city’s first new swimming pools in more than 50 years.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Residents can enjoy a workout in the fitness studio or a swim in the all-season indoor aquatics center.
    — Houston Chronicle, 29 July 2019
  • They are thought to be one of the first vertebrates that made a partial transition from an aquatic to a terrestrial lifestyle.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
  • There is also a sailing and aquatics class for ages seven to 13 that will focus on kayaking, sailing and stand-up paddle boarding skills.
    — Corey Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The robot is confined to the park’s cement path, which has been blocked by construction for a new aquatics center, curtailing its patrol of the north end of the park.
    — Katie Flaherty, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2019
  • So are the dive towers, aquatics center Manager Laura Voet said.
    — Brittany Wallman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 July 2017
  • But unlike the calone-heavy scents of the past, 2026’s take on aquatics is less about swimming pools and more about seashells and sand crunching underfoot.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 3 June 2026
  • In 2016, the high school revealed a proposal to demolish the garage and build a new aquatics center and parking garage in its place.
    — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • At the conference in early June, city officials warned teens of the dangers of pool-hopping during the city aquatics centers’ off hours.
    — Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2023
  • The aquatics center does not have a dedicated cafe or food vendor other than small snacks, but outdoor food and drink is allowed, except for alcohol.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • The new aquatics center was funded through developer fees and state matching modernization funds.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • The seven years that Tomball Memorial High School has been open, the aquatics team has made a state trip six out of those seven years.
    — Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Crespi’s new aquatics center featuring a 50-meter Myrtha pool is scheduled to open in August.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2020

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