Example Sentences

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With the increased risk of riptides and sneaker waves, “ideally you align your actions to mitigate something happening,” Bain said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

Massive waves and powerful riptides are no joke.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Those mashed hooks tend to form around the wordy deadpan of vocalist Andy Fox, who sounds completely at home in these riptides of intention.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

Part of Singapore's reason for dismissing American pedagogy is "navigational" in a geopolitical sense: Lee Hsien Loong likens his country to a small but doughty craft breasting powerful riptides of global economics and politics.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2021

Three spiral lighthouses took shape along the rocky coast, warning sailors away from the treacherous cliffs and quick riptides of Deliene’s coastline.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee