How to Use deep-sea in a Sentence
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Motives are like deep-sea fish — even our own.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
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That first deep-sea mining project didn't quite go as planned.
—Daniel Ackerman, NPR, 30 June 2025
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Think deep-sea mining or offshore oil drilling.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
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Fifteen of these were deep-sea vessels.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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The effect on deep-sea organisms was even more dire.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Aircraft, the navy and deep-sea divers were involved in the effort.
—Reuters, NBC News, 5 July 2023
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Myths about deep-sea monsters can be found in ancient cultures from all across the globe.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
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That's a body of water on land, and then offshore is all the oil rig deep-sea diving.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 10 May 2025
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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
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As the contraption sank, a rare deep-sea creature mistook it for a meal.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
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There are whales and cacti; birds and deep-sea fish, or fruit and flowers bursting from the same stalk.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
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Two rare deep-sea whales recently washed up on Ireland’s coast.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
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The town is known for its deep-sea fishing charters, boat cruises and casino boats.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 May 2025
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Now, scientists have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
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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
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But not everything in this deep-sea necropolis is dead.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
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Book a charter boat for crabbing, deep-sea fishing, or whale watching.
—Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
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The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Yet, companies may soon get the green light to conduct deep-sea mining anyway.
—Susan Lahey, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2023
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The creatures include everything from a squat lobster to a deep-sea limpet.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Decades of research warn that deep-sea mining leaves a long and damaging footprint.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this month, Hawaii banned deep-sea mining in its state waters.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 July 2024
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At the same time, some insurers have declined to insure deep-sea mining projects.
—Hossain Ahmed Taufiq, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
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In human brains and lungs; in breast milk and semen; in alpine snow and deep-sea sediment; in corn plants and beer.
—Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
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Though challenges remain in scaling the tech for massive deep-sea vessels.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant offered various types of wild game on the menu, along with fresh walleye fish and deep-sea fish.
—Rashika Jaipuriar, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
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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
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Unlike shallow-water coral reefs, deep-sea coral colonies live in complete darkness.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
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With deep-sea mining on the horizon, some researchers say Norway would be wise to look to its own past.
—Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
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