Example sentences for: tides

How can you use “tides” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But Safire knew better than to fight the tides of history and included the word in his political dictionary, lest that weighty tome prove useless to future generations.

  • Take Highway 1 northeast from Saint John and turn off at Penobsquis to head for Fundy National Park, a wonderful nature reserve with an emphasis on the seashore and its spectacular high tides.

  • One of the town’s main attractions is the natural phenomenon of the Bay of Fundy’s extraordinary tides, with a variation from low to high tide of 8.5 m (26 ft) at the mouth of the Saint John River.

  • This was not just to control the tides but also to manipulate trade, as it prevented seagoing ships from taking their goods down the river — they had to transfer the goods to locally owned boats for their journey.

  • Created by erosion of the limestone rock, these holes have a layer of fresh water that lies on top and tidal sea water below; sea water forced in through countless underground fissures causes their water levels to rise or fall with the tides.


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