How to Use sea legs in a Sentence

sea legs

plural noun
  • Maybe a jet sweep to give the first-time starter his sea legs?
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2021
  • For now though, the group could relax and gain their sea legs.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 12 May 2021
  • But this isn’t the first time an owl has tested its sea legs.
    — Andrea Sachs, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Turns out that Santa has sea legs.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Biden’s campaign has seemed at time to be struggling to find its sea legs.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 21 June 2019
  • And for guests who never find their sea legs, there’s a satellite bar right off the barge.
    — David Walters, The Cut, 13 Apr. 2018
  • She was spotted smooching the dad-to-be while exhibiting her sea legs.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Make the spaghetti aglio e olio (garlic and oil) and get your sea legs under you.
    — Alex Van Buren, Health.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • As the women work through their grief and start to get their sea legs, the plot starts to fall into place.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And at the center of all this was a 19-year-old man finding his fame sea legs.
    — New York Times, 7 July 2021
  • If there’s ever been a time to get your sea legs, this may just be your motivation.
    — Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 19 May 2018
  • At the stroke of midnight, both had their sea legs and glasses of Champagne.
    — New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Try the Pirate's Punch, a secret recipe that may just give you sea legs.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a lot of work to do, but there’s a hunger in this organization to get our sea legs again.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • This is a sign of the growth the Colts have been looking for, of a dome team finding its sea legs away from home.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Ready to get your sea legs and have your first floating hotel experience?
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Ready to get your sea legs and have your first floating hotel experience?
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Most people do eventually get their sea legs.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • One more short-area option might also help Carson Wentz get his sea legs back.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Keep it simple here with red sangria, loaded up with enough tequila, brandy and liqueur to turn your sea legs to jelly.
    — New York Times, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Officials likely don’t want to put a damper on a recovery that’s just getting its sea legs.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Even a few years ago, the Smell, Pehrspace and the like were reliable places for a young act to find its sea legs.
    — August Brown, latimes.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Cousins found his sea legs on the defensive end and looked downright spry offensively.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 5 June 2019
  • With Watson getting his sea legs and the defense coming on strong, the future looks bright.
    — cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Good sea legs, quality product and manpower, not to mention a habit of watching the time.
    — John Von Sothen, Bon Appetit, 19 Jan. 2017
  • Once the service finds its sea legs, Oceanic should set sail on a long and satisfying journey.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Kenley Jansen, only recently getting his sea legs back, would be going three days in a row.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2020
  • This gyroscope, about the size of a large microwave, is keeping the large boat stable—a boon for sailors (like me) who don’t have their sea legs yet.
    — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 21 May 2018

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