How to Use marine in a Sentence

marine

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of marinenext
Synonyms for marinenext
  • But that doesn’t mean the waste is good for marine life.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
  • The vaquita is the rarest animal in the world and the rarest marine mammal.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The goal with marine cloud brightening, of course, is to have more of the former.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Most of the unnamed species are crustaceans and marine worms.
    — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 1 June 2023
  • But so much marine life has found a way to thrive there that the patch is a floating ecosystem.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 May 2023
  • The more intact parts of the ships supported more marine life.
    — Laura Trethewey, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Latitude Yachts is out to prove that lighter may be better in the marine world.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time orcas and other marine species have struggled due to drift ice.
    — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Stops include Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Langkawi, known for its beaches and marine park.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Fish such as anchovies feed on the algae, and marine mammals feed on the anchovies.
    — CBS News, 22 June 2023
  • The bow lounge on deck six is another great spot to survey marine life.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Kaneohe Bay is home to coral reefs and a range of marine life, from sharks to octopus and fish.
    — CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Dozens of colleges have sprung up to focus on marine sciences.
    — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The search, consisting of K-9 and marine units, expanded to the surrounding area with the assistance of the FBI.
    — Samantha Wanderer, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The marine mammals often seen on the shores of the American and Sacramento rivers are sea lions.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Even with their impressive length, Fraser says that the larger ichthyosaurs of the era — massive marine reptiles that once ruled the seas — may have preyed on Dinocephalosaurus.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This can have devastating impacts on the thousands of fish, crabs and other marine species that rely on the reefs for refuge and food.
    — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The pilot, who has not been identified, was flying a marine F-35 stealth jet when he was ejected.
    — Kyle Rempfer, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Sunday’s search, state police said, included its marine unit, a dive team and an air wing.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 May 2023
  • The Seaquarium opened in 1955 overlooking Biscayne Bay and was among the first theme parks devoted to marine life.
    — Freida Frisaro, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The result can be damage to oyster, fish and crab habitats, and algae blooms that affect marine life and beaches.
    — Emily Wagster Pettus, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Most of the world’s oceans have at least a 70 percent chance of marine heat wave conditions persisting at least through the summer, NOAA predicts.
    — Dan Stillman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • But while marine observers protect the fish, there are scant protections for the observers themselves.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 May 2023
  • Portland will likely start Friday with morning clouds as some of that marine stratus seeps into the metro area.
    — oregonlive, 27 July 2023
  • Along the way, take in views of snorkelers and scuba divers in the cove, a marine life preserve, as well as some of the local marine life, including sea birds, seals and sea lions.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The Lake Ontario marine sanctuary would sit off New York’s eastern shore, stretching across more than 1,700 square miles.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
  • That leaves the faint possibility of an air or marine assault.
    — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The marine layer will thicken, and some areas could get fog late Wednesday and early Thursday.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • About 99 percent of the world’s salmon farming takes place in open net-pens, which allow water to flow between farms and the marine environment.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Just an hour boat ride away, the Rosario Islands have coral reefs with diverse marine life and excellent snorkeling.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023
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marine

2 of 2 noun
  • He is a former U.S. Marine.
  • Erin was three months pregnant at the time and the wife of a marine.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 15 July 2022
  • The trucks halted and dropped their ramps—and marines piled out and stormed the trenches.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The marine said the Hidais should head to the North Gate as soon as possible.
    — Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Still, the marines achieved their objective in Urozhaine and were one small step closer to the sea.
    — Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Glenn, then a forty-year-old marine, circled the Earth three times.
    — Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Jaeger Brigade fought at close range with Russian marines.
    — Marcus Walker, WSJ, 16 June 2023
  • Now the marines are fighting to expand that bridgehead.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The ichthyosaur is a large marine reptile with paddle-like limbs and sharp teeth.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Aide and ammunition from the West were at stake, as were the lives of marines and soldiers.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In 2015, a strong El Niño event strengthened the marine heatwave further.
    — Erica Nielsen, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Dutch marines ended the standoff by storming the train, killing six hijackers and two of their more than 50 hostages.
    — Claire Moses, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Take a kayak tour through the marshes and creeks around Charleston to get close to the area's incredible marine and wildlife.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The ship's ram that became a dream home for so many marine creatures was recovered in 2017.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The extinction of well over 50% of marine and land species of plants and animals all in a very short time window.
    — Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 18 May 2021
  • In the video, two other riders are seen helping to pin down Mr. Neely while the former marine had his arms wrapped around his neck.
    — Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • The marine, Riley (played by Parker Young), is still struggling to readjust to life back home.
    — cleveland, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The marines were careful not to judge the performance of others in the opening assaults of the counteroffensive.
    — Oleksandr Chubko Diego Ibarra Sanchez, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Lake Erie marine forecast Expect calm conditions on the lake with waves of less than one foot and light winds.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Manila grounded the navy transport ship on Second Thomas Shoal in 1999 and has manned it with Filipino marines to enforce its claims to the area.
    — Chris Lau, CNN, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Also in the area was the Sheriff’s Office marine division, which was getting ready to put a boat in the water.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 29 May 2023
  • Look at this ridiculous war, the marine is telling you, and look at me, with my American flag on my shoulder, trying to make sense of it.
    — Phil Klay, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2021
  • In a November 1918 address, Fosdick told the story of a young marine who had been killed in combat.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
  • That was the highest number since 2011, the Maine marine resources department found.
    — al, 24 July 2021
  • Play as a hulking space marine and take down the Tyranid threat with brutal third-person shooting and melee fighting.
    — PCMAG, 19 Jan. 2023
  • People still fish, hunt marine mammals, collect eggs, and pick berries.
    — WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • Similan and Surin marine parks close from mid-May to mid-October.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2023
  • The sailors, marines, American Legion and hundreds of special officers, all armed, saw to that.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • At one point, Japanese marines cut a hole in the second floor of a house, led scores of Philippine captives upstairs, forced them to kneel at the edge, and beheaded them one by one.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
  • For those who own their boats and are planning their own trips, always get the latest marine forecast before heading out.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 June 2021

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