reefs
- present tense form of reef (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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To reach those ancient reefs, the team had to cross extensive layers of rock known as turbidites.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Oceanographers at the state-controlled Chinese Academy of Sciences said the platform was a temporary scientific research facility studying the shoal’s coral reefs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Wildfires, floods, melting ice caps, heat waves, the bleaching of ocean reefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The straight-line edge on one of the newly-made beaches on Antelope Reef suggests China may be building another military-grade runway there, similar to those on Mischief, Fiery Cross and Subi reefs.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Lourdes remembers paddling gently over the reefs with Rufino the day after their wedding night.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
