How to Use high sea in a Sentence

high sea

noun
  • Want to spend that time on the high seas?
    — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The high seas may be the best place to spot a star.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Ready to break your lease and start the new year on the high seas?
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Here are nine of our favorite places to work on the high seas.
    — Gemma Harris, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Zeelander has a sparkling new crown jewel on the high seas.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The high seas are sometimes called the world’s last true wilderness.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Command of the high seas — or bragging rights, at least.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Netflix will keep sailing the high seas.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The refugee boat that capsized went over in driving wind and rain and high seas.
    — NBC News, 29 Sep. 2017
  • From that point airpower could reach anywhere on the high seas.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Fans and stars set sail together on the high seas and cameras were rolling.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
  • Cruise vacations aren’t just for those from out of town who fly in to go out on the high seas.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Fishing was good before the big seas rolled in and tough while the high seas prevailed.
    — sacbee, 24 Oct. 2017
  • There’s no word yet on what cruisers might expect for their vaginas on the high seas.
    — Tanya Edwards, refinery29.com, 13 Jan. 2020
  • British pirates seized them in a raid on the high seas while searching for gold and silver.
    — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 31 July 2019
  • Gouts of flame in the skies, swords clashing below as dragons wage war on the high seas.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The high seas make up 61% of the ocean, and 73% of its volume.
    — Shailene Woodley, Time, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Kris Jenner shared a dispatch from her starry day on the high seas!
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • This is far from the only WEC out on the high seas, of course.
    — New Atlas, 19 May 2026
  • The scions of two of the world’s wealthiest families fell in love on the high seas.
    — Meryl Gordon, Town & Country, 7 Nov. 2019
  • New projections show the region is in for higher seas, faster.
    — Alex Harris, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Here, Seakeeper’s gyro serves to keep things steady on the high seas.
    — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 21 May 2018
  • The Bunker Hill’s crew is considered to be one of the best on the high seas.
    — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Only the tiny oval is long gone, swallowed with a clump of sweet flesh, and sailing the high seas of your gut.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 22 July 2023
  • Scientists will use the photos to help plan for high sea levels in the future.
    — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 11 Jan. 2020
  • Nude cruises allow travelers to sail the high seas au naturel – and pack light.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Beyond her glamorous looks, Leona is a solid performer on the high seas.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Why hasn’t production brought the fan favorite back for another round on the high seas?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But the bigger threat is from waves and storm surges, which are amplified by higher sea levels.
    — Wade Roush, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The track's bombast came through loud and clear, and its arena-worthy guitar swells held their own on the high seas.
    — Chris Payne, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2018

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