How to Use pacific in a Sentence

pacific

adjective
  • As for air freight, rates on the trans-Pacific route are inching up again.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
  • However, most Pacific storms don't hit land.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • Reports of her arrival in Nevada surfaced around noon pacific time.
    — Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The press censor—for so long a malevolent presence in the lives of even the most pacific journalists—was largely set aside.
    — James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Pacific cod declined by 70% in the Gulf of Alaska in response to a marine heat wave.
    — Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
  • Pacific saury has a dot of perfectly complementary prawn paste, and – so often fishy – the mackerel here is clean and bright.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Other species, such as pacific herring and pigeon guillemots, also haven’t come close to returning to their pre-spill levels.
    — National Geographic, 26 Jan. 2016
  • The benchmark has surged more than 45 percent over the past month, fueled largely by rising trans-Pacific rates.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
  • The declines are substantially more pronounced on the trans-Pacific trade lane from their early June peaks.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
  • None of Pollini's pacific offerings had, however, light, veiled or relaxed tone.
    — Alan G. Artner, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2017
  • The study shows that encounters between northern resident killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins are not by chance.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Evans said that an intense influx of pacific air from the west coast could be what is causing warmer temperatures across the country and in Milwaukee.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Based on what's been shown in the media, most visions of a luau are not entirely Hawaiian but more Pan-Pacific.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Head over early or book a reservation—you’ll feel the pull of its moody lighting, Baja-meets-Pacific-Rim menu, and views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The hotel’s amenities also got a glow-up, with new offerings like a weekly luau spotlighting Pacific music and dance.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Male sperm whales literally cover the entire pacific ocean looking for a mate, using sound to navigate and likely, sending out signals that help show off their size.
    — Tim Laman, National Geographic, 14 Feb. 2016
  • The airfield on the island serves as a trans-Pacific refueling depot for military missions.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Trans-Pacific flying is often highly profitable, with long-haul flights commanding a premium and served by planes with dozens of premium seats.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 June 2026
  • My late grandfather, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in the pacific campaign.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Go-fast vessels, which are commonly used to transport drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific regions, are designed for speed and evasion.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Across its glossy pages are earthy modernist homes across different Pacific regions, from Big Sur to New Zealand.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Kaoru Kobayashi plays the taciturn proprietor and chef with the pacific solidity of a 20th century movie hero.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • For the full year, the Port of Long Beach has largely endured the tariff whiplash impacting the trans-Pacific trade lane since April.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Louis served in the military police in the pacific, and served as Eleanor Roosevelt's honor-guard on her visit to hospitals in Australia.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2017
  • For trans-Pacific journeys to the West Coast, these spikes compound on the previous week’s growth of 18 percent, Freightos said.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Pacific storms The fourth potential storm is a tropical wave several hundred miles south of southwest Mexico.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • In short, the play begins in a tempestuous way and concludes in a manner that is more pacific or, in this particular geographic case, Mediterranean.
    — Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, 23 June 2017
  • Unlike the summer months, trans-Pacific and Asia-to-Europe spot rates both saw substantial, consistent declines.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Amid some grumbling, Indo-Pacific allies are also increasing their defense spending.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Products sailing out of Busan can be moved via two active trans-Pacific services that stop at the Port of Los Angeles.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2025

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