How to Use low tide in a Sentence

low tide

noun
  • You can walk across the sand bar at low tide.
  • Bear tracks the size of pie plates in the low tide mud all around me.
    — The Guardian, Scientific American, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Take a slow walk on the wide beaches at low tide.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • So a storm surge at low tide might not have much of an effect.
    — Judson Jones, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Nets were drifted from an open boat or set on the beach at low tide.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
  • Most of the work would be done at low tide to reach more of the rocks and the beach.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2022
  • The clams can appear at any point on the beach but the best time is at low tide.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
  • Just as a high tide lifts all boats, a low tide can do the opposite.
    — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • At low tide, visitors can walk right up to see the gate up close.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • At low tide, the pools on Olympic beaches are rife with starfish and crabs.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • Hit the beach and hunt for clams, sea glass, and agate pieces at low tide, and splash around at high tide.
    — Kristi Valentini, Redbook, 13 July 2017
  • During low tide, large rock-like balls sit on top of the sand in near-perfect rows.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • At low tide, the ocean withdraws and leaves the sand lacquered as far as the eye can see.
    — Jordan Kisner, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2021
  • Razor clams are in the surf lines, closest to low tide levels.
    — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Many of the photos in this post were taken closer to high tide than low tide.
    — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2018
  • This area is rocky, but has some tide pools for kids to explore (safely, in low tide).
    — Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But this year has been unique because of the low tide’s long duration.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The crusts, on a specific part of the shore, are exposed at low tide.
    — Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • In places like Cowichan Bay, booms sink onto the seafloor at low tide.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 27 June 2024
  • At low tide the remains dot the beach like stick-figure Rorschach tests.
    — John Bordsen, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2017
  • During the low tide and full moon, most of the vessels don't go sailing.
    — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • At low tide, the island can be reached on foot, by tractor or quadbike.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The ideal time to search is during low tide when there is enough shoreline to scour.
    — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Fish scales glittered in puddles at our feet and the air tasted of oil and low tide.
    — Neil Shea, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • Even at dead low tide, the sand was covered by six inches of briny, swirly water.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 26 July 2019
  • Then there was the beach’s array of tide pools, which become exposed at low tide.
    — Darryn King, Longreads, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Scott and his now-wife, Maddie, would walk to the beach, where the low tides sparked a habit.
    — Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The beaches here are known as a hot spot for shark teeth; visit during low tide to find them.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Heavy equipment work will happen at night, but rocks will be restacked during the day at low tide.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • At low tide, the pools on Olympic beaches are rife with starfish, sand dollars, and crabs.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023

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