How to Use ocean in a Sentence

ocean

noun
  • We've sailed across hundreds of miles of ocean.
  • Tankers are still on the ocean.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Watch planes at an ocean airstrip.
    — Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And yet the ocean runs the world.
    — Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Few views feel as alive as those of ocean.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • What is the largest ocean on Earth?
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 May 2026
  • One kayak was lost, swirling around in an ocean whirlpool.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And none of us have swam in the ocean the same way since!
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • This ocean canyon heaves waves of shale and basalt, quartz and silt.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • And it is thought to have once had rivers and lakes, even oceans.
    — Regina G. Barber, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • What did one ocean say to the other ocean?
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • The oceans will return, but how soon?
    — Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The deep ocean has a lot left to reveal.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • At the bottom of the ocean, of course.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 June 2026
  • Most of it ends up in landfills or the ocean.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Most days, my own feet are at the edge of the ocean by first light.
    — Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The ocean plays a big part in cooling down our coasts.
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The species is found throughout the world's oceans.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Such a seafood feast implies a meal with an ocean view.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The pools, oceans, views, and sunsets?
    — Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
  • That could range anywhere from a bird bath to an ocean.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Pink noise has been compared to sounds of rain and ocean waves.
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This year, ocean heat has likely made the winds even stronger.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Sometimes the talks went deep — like to the depths of the ocean.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The ocean, which rose by up to 12 feet, crashed down streets.
    — Dan Schwartz, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Each of the four bedrooms has its own deck with views of the ocean.
    — Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • And the ice sheet, perched on land, keeps water out of the ocean.
    — Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The boat then sank, court records say, 30 feet to the ocean floor.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
  • In most of the world’s oceans, such extremes would be lethal to coral.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026

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