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My ocean In September 1945, President Harry Truman claimed for America a large part of the seabed extending from its shores, areas that, before Truman’s claim, were shared by the international community.—Coalter G Lathrop, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026 Researchers found evidence of bags full of rubbish being thrown overboard, identifiable by pile-up patterns on the seabed.—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026 In shallower waters, the boat pulls a plow-like device that opens a trench in the seabed to bury the cable and protect it from things such as a boat anchor.—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 Divers have to carefully chisel each coral from the seabed by hand and bring it to the surface, which takes a lot of time and labor.—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the seabed