How to Use tide in a Sentence

tide

1 of 2 noun
  • The boat got swept away in the tide.
  • The push and pull was inspired by the moon moving the tides.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
  • But a Nathan Miller win at 175 pounds turned the tide for Romeo.
    Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a few irons in the fire from a few people, but the tide has to lift all the boats.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The pro-Palestine protest was a tide that asked you to step aside.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The tide doesn’t change until the team starts winning, right?
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2023
  • What has turned the tide in the right direction for you since the British Grand Prix?
    Michael Loré, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But if a fall is fatal the body often drifts with the tide.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • On Friday, Haley told the crowd she’s still got time to turn the tide.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Waves can reach five feet, and the tide changes the depth by as much as 12 feet every six hours.
    Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2023
  • As the tide rolls in on an ocean beach, waves crash in a spray of saltwater and foam.
    Allison Gasparini, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The news comes after a year of changing tides at the Baird creator.
    Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But there is reason to believe in a turning of the tide.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • All of the book’s major players get a chance to turn the tide of events in their favor.
    B. D. McClay, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But the tide changed when Miller picked up her fourth foul of the game with 17.9 seconds left in the period.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2023
  • That would seem to suggest a rising tide lifts all boats.
    Time, 24 Aug. 2023
  • And a boost of around $2 an hour on average in a little over a year hasn’t been enough to stem the tide.
    Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Courtesy Uniqlo Yanai can't help but swim against the tide.
    Time, 13 Nov. 2023
  • His first Major League season marked a turning of the tide.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 Feb. 2023
  • King tides can give us a glimpse of what rising sea levels will look like.
    Paul Duginski, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Now the tide is turning back to the breezier, more easygoing Vans.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But the return to his alma mater couldn’t stem the tide of his addiction.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Whether the program has begun to turn the tide for the whole country, and not just the groups of kids studied, is still unclear.
    Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • And never has that been truer than this year, as a tide of wild and wacky timepieces have come to market.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Obviously a star in Ryan Kalkbrenner could change the tide here, but for now the Aztecs get the edge.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The Bletchley Park efforts helped turn the tide of war and lay the groundwork for the modern computer.
    Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Throughout his career, the tides have changed for Combs about as often as he’s changed his name.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • One wrong move, or honestly even a Chiefs loss, could lead to a swift (LOL) turning of tides.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Become a Subscriber For decades though, there was no way to stop the virus’s seasonal tide.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • This is the energy that will turn the tide, not within a matter of decades, but hopefully in the years ahead.
    Reinhold Ernst Tribune News Service, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2024
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tide

2 of 2 verb
  • There are plenty of scares to tide you over in the meantime.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Here's forecast of Round 2 to tide you over until the Bucs go on the clock.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The tasty, soft-shell crab bao buns will tide you over nicely.
    Ann Marie McQueen, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
  • At least now, Swifties have a new track title to tide them over.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Gaga says the remix wasn’t a bone thrown to fans to tide them over until the 2022 tour is announced.
    Marc Myers, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
  • She was not paid but had enough savings to tide her over.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2020
  • To tide us over until then, here's a look back at some of his best movie and TV roles.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2023
  • That could be enough to tide you over until more systems are back on the shelves.
    Britton Peele, Dallas News, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Thankfully, fans had The Book of Boba Fett to tide them over.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 26 May 2022
  • The Let Go have offered a piece of charming rhythmic pop in honor of the artist to tide us over.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2022
  • That $50 billion should help tide investors over for a while though.
    Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
  • This spinoff series should help to tide fans over until the new episodes arrive closer to the end of 2021.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 July 2021
  • That leads many families to save more to tide themselves over in bad times.
    Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Until dinner's ready, tide them over with some of these tasty snacks around the campfire.
    Beth Branch, Country Living, 25 July 2023
  • Meanwhile, here’s one or two videos to tide you over until the action starts next week.
    IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In the past, many barbers had to take payday loans to tide them over between paychecks.
    Tom Groenfeldt, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • If that won’t tide you over, here are 7 more free Roku channels worth checking out.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 26 Feb. 2022
  • That should tide you over to the next occasion for some more Bronco gossip.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 13 Aug. 2020
  • With the help of the internet, his son Nick Laborde was able to track down the creators and send them some bread to tide them over until the fall.
    Kaylee Poche, NOLA.com, 2 Feb. 2021
  • Discover what causes king tides and explore the tidal zone on this walk and talk.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Check out these events around Menomonee Falls to tide you over this spring until warm weather arrives.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2022
  • And now here's a bit of A.I. news from the past few days to tide you over until next week's regular newsletter.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 May 2022
  • If this isn't enough to tide you over to the Friends reunion, fear not, as there's still plenty of products from the first collection in stock too.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Or head over to Meat Market for some fine oysters to tide you over until dinner.
    Annalise Mabe, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Looking for a new read to tide you over until your next vacation?
    David Nikel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Diablo Immortal will have to tide fans over in the meantime.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • If your wanderlust is strong, here are some custom Zoom backgrounds to tide you over.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Here are some more mini Mando tweets to tide you over until the next episode premieres Friday on Disney+.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2020
  • That should tide Lord Morpheus acolytes over until the Netflix series finally sees the light of day.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Two things have changed since: Alternative lenders have stepped in and pot businesses have more cash to tide them over.
    Carol Ryan, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022

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