How to Use uncharted waters in a Sentence

uncharted waters

plural noun
  • Safe to say, this fire sign isn’t afraid to explore uncharted waters or unmarked paths.
    — Brittany Beringer, Women's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
  • While the region now finds itself in uncharted waters, and there’s always a first, that fact is quite telling.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • For investors raised on the idea that stocks and bonds always balance each other out, these are uncharted waters.
    — Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Disney's return trip under the sea takes fans into some uncharted waters.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 26 May 2023
  • America has drifted into uncharted waters in the rule of law.
    — Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
  • At the peak of her career and with a one-year-old daughter, Natti had to navigate uncharted waters.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In any scenario, legal experts said, the nation finds itself in uncharted waters.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • If that happens, the United States is in truly uncharted waters.
    — Ian Millhiser, Vox, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The idea that parenting teenagers puts you in uncharted waters is contrary to experience.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Aug. 2024
  • If the conflict were to reach this point, Western countries would be entering uncharted waters.
    — Dmitri Alperovitch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2022
  • For Claudio, wading into those uncharted waters became part of a larger shift in her career.
    — Juan J. Arroyo, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
  • For some organizers, trying to find the fun side of climate change work is navigating in uncharted waters.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
  • That’s traveling in uncharted waters, with past media rights deals mostly linear and network driven.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The attorneys who stood up are now on a journey into uncharted waters, where retaliation will top the agenda.
    — Arnold Kriss, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Such an order would bring the probation department into uncharted waters.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Scalzo knew the company was navigating uncharted waters and that there would be legal challenges.
    — Kashmir Hill, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The countries’ pledges put Israel, which has long feared the prospect of international boycotts, in uncharted waters.
    — Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This season, Denver and the rest of the NFL will enter uncharted waters due to the league’s new kickoff rules.
    — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024
  • The classification done by Konishi and his colleagues has raised a fresh batch of questions about mosasaurs, proving that uncharted waters still lie ahead.
    — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
  • However, some experts still see this as an indication that climate change is heading into some uncharted waters as heat waves get more frequent and intense.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 July 2023
  • The Kansas City Royals have entered uncharted waters this season.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is in uncharted waters, with the next several weeks potentially setting its course, for good or for ill.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2023
  • Toppin’s clinic is willing to navigate uncharted waters to help people like Teske carry their pregnancies to term.
    — Sadia Rafiquddin, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The Australian is in uncharted waters for a modern-day Tottenham manager.
    — Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The current search for ways to prolong the X-date could similarly plunge the administration into uncharted waters.
    — Jeff Stein, Rachel Siegel and Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2023
  • In a world that is constantly changing, holding on to the core values of resilience, adaptability, and respect for others provides a compass to guide us through uncharted waters.
    — Benedetto Biondi, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Another Israeli official said that Iran's conflict with Israel is now in uncharted waters.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Judge Richter said that cases like Wilson’s are likely to continue as employers navigate uncharted waters in the post-pandemic workplace.
    — Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 22 Jan. 2024
  • However, as the lines between reality and digital fabrication continue to blur, the onus falls on both the tech community and legal systems to steer the ship through these uncharted waters.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • According to Hines, Netflix understands that gaming is new, uncharted waters for a streaming platform and that the best way to navigate them is through collaboration.
    — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 28 July 2023

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