How to Use deep-sea in a Sentence

deep-sea

adjective
Definition of deep-seanext
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  • Aircraft, the navy and deep-sea divers were involved in the effort.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 5 July 2023
  • Scientists have found the world’s largest deep-sea coral reef off the eastern coast of the United States.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Jan. 2024
  • People travel from all over the world to go deep-sea fishing in The Bahamas.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2023
  • Myths about deep-sea monsters can be found in ancient cultures from all across the globe.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • As the contraption sank, a rare deep-sea creature mistook it for a meal.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
  • Sperm whales are massive deep-sea predators with a gray body, pointed teeth and a block-like head.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
  • But hearing them end to end is like a deep-sea dive into Debussy’s mind.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The two were going to light out from Half Moon Bay on Thursday morning to hunt some deep-sea giants for most of the day.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
  • There’s also a poseable crab that comes complete with a treasure chest and a deep-sea angler fish.
    — Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The researchers used landers that carried dead fish as bait; deep-sea crustaceans ate the bait, and the snailfish came to eat the crustaceans.
    — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Coast Guard is also using commercial deep-sea vessels to scour the area.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 June 2023
  • Stroll along the picturesque docks on the Calabash River or join a deep-sea fishing tour to catch your own dinner.
    — Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
  • And that’s just what’s been discovered so far in the ocean’s biggest hot spot for future deep-sea mining.
    — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
  • The fish in question was a type of tilefish, deep-sea dwellers found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Metals Company’s audacious gambit may have opened the door to deep-sea mining for the first time.
    — WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Now, scientists have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Multiple deep-sea searches using high-tech equipment have tried but failed over the years to find Earhart's plane.
    — CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Multiple deep-sea searches using high-tech equipment have tried but failed over the years to find Earhart's plane.
    — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • There's also deep-sea fishing, surfing, hiking, paddling, and lots of fresh seafood to go around.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Yet, companies may soon get the green light to conduct deep-sea mining anyway.
    — Susan Lahey, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2023
  • Earlier this month, Hawaii banned deep-sea mining in its state waters.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 July 2024
  • What’s fascinating about this find is that the mussel is related to deep-sea mussels that can grow to be a foot long.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The result is the realistic deep-sea environment seen in the film.
    — Raya Rockwood, Dallas News, 2 June 2023
  • Now, the study of deep-sea fauna has led to the discovery of an unexpected ecosystem where life thrives in the most unlikely of places.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
  • It will be added to the marine vertebrate collection at Scripps, one of the world's largest collections of deep-sea fish, for further study.
    — Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
  • And it has already been divided up for future deep-sea mining.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 26 May 2023
  • Last Breath tells the true story of seasoned deep-sea divers on a mission to rescue a member of their crew who is trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
    — Billie Melissa, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • But some giant piling worms are found around deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Most clicked yesterday: A deep-sea anglerfish that has become an internet hero.
    — New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

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