How to Use inlet in a Sentence

inlet

noun
  • The coast is dotted with tiny inlets.
  • Brent took us on a scenic detour of an inlet.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • Keeping the inlet open was not one of them.
    — Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
  • This six-bedroom home is on the inlet and just one block from the beach.
    — Shannon Rooney, Philly.com, 27 June 2018
  • Use a wet/dry vacuum with a piece of mesh over the inlet to suck them up.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • 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
  • People have also asked why flights can't take-off from the inlet side.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2018
  • In the fall, adult kokanee turn bright red and journey up small inlet streams to spawn.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The water's edge would be reshaped to allow for bathing in a small inlet.
    — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Harbor seals pop to the surface of the inlet, trailing us with their eyes.
    — Neil Ever Osborne, Smithsonian, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Many users recommend staying away from the edge of the inlet.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Pause at the seawall along the way and watch for seals splashing around in the lagoon inlet.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 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
  • Over the next year, four more feet would appear in the region's inlets and beaches.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 13 May 2018
  • There are benches and pretty inlets to the pond where hikers can take in the view along the way.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • There is some trout activity near the inlet or at the dam later in the day.
    — sacbee, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Smith said the only survivor flew out of the boat and over the jetty into the inlet.
    — Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 May 2017
  • That's when cold arctic air starts to cool the lakes, allowing ice to form in some of the bays and inlets.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The pictures were obtained from a boat on the inlet where the house is located.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Another point are the two small holes in the fairing between the air inlets.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 July 2024
  • That small inlet in front of the two scoops is for the cabin's air conditioning.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Don’t skip Thunder Hole, a rock inlet where waves crash loud enough to feel in your chest.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Follow about a mile past an inlet and take a right on Scotch Cap Road.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 12 July 2019
  • Over by the inlet near Brandy Creek in deep waters has been a good spot also.
    — sacbee, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Stewart looks inside the nozzles and inlets, cleaning them in and out.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The water heater also has an inlet and outlet valve located at the top of the tank.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
  • There are a couple of sandy beaches, but most are rocky, and the island is ringed by pretty inlets and coves.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The team fished near the power plant and the inlet in 20 to 30 feet of water.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 30 June 2021

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