How to Use ocean in a Sentence

ocean

noun
Definition of oceannext
Synonyms for oceannext
  • We've sailed across hundreds of miles of ocean.
  • All of the swimmers made it out of the ocean unscathed.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Rich dark-blue walls capture the eerie calm of ocean depths.
    — Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2023
  • The rise in drownings hasn’t been limited to the ocean.
    — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The ocean, the sky, the center’s seating, even Tilson Thomas’ glasses.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Youngest child Crew first splashed in the ocean off the coast of Tulum on a family trip in 2019.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 27 July 2023
  • People will also still be able to access the ocean from the closed area.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, there are several benches on the path that face the ocean.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Carve out some time to stop at one of the beaches or sit atop a bluff and enjoy a cooling breeze from the ocean.
    — Jenna Scatena, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The ocean is incredibly vast and not static the way land is.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 23 June 2023
  • In addition to seafoam shades, other looks evoked the ocean.
    — Maane Khatchatourian, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • But as the ocean warms, its water laps against the ice shelves from below and speeds up their melting.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Buy at Free the Ocean ($10): Each purchase of this bowl funds the removal of 10 pieces of plastic from the ocean and coastlines.
    — Mimi Ausland, Treehugger, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The Sun is slowly heating up and in half a billion years will boil away Earth’s oceans.
    — Michael Wysession, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Fearless in the ocean and never afraid of a good time, Laka loves his job and the lifestyle that comes with it.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The sea turtle has a thousand babies and points them all toward the ocean and hopes 10 make it.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
  • That’s because it’s sandwiched between the ocean on one side and the Awcomin Salt Marsh on the other.
    — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Those signals are logged by receivers all over the world’s oceans to track a shark’s long-term movements.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And during an El Niño episode, large amounts of heat that have been tucked away in the oceans tend to pour out into the atmosphere.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2023
  • Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast.
    — Christina Larson, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024
  • As the couple traveled the high seas, Brown shared a photo at dinner with Woolley, with a view of the ocean in the background.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Why is the ocean salty?Ocean salinity explained, plus the world's saltiest ocean.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
  • She was delivered by the Italian yard in early May and has since been cruising the world’s oceans.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2023
  • So, no radioactive reptiles that happen to crawl out of the ocean would be strong enough to destroy a city.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The border fence before them continues toward the roar of waves, ending in the ocean.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
  • Large areas of the planet’s oceans have been warmer than average.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs for the past year.
    — Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • As temperatures surge and ice sheets melt, the fossils show, the oceans won’t rise evenly around the planet.
    — Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In my hometown, women swim in the ocean in any season and have their own self-care codes related to it.
    — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
  • In the pics, Paris is doing everything from showering, to swimming in the ocean, and soaking up the sun.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'ocean.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: