Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Tampa Bay

American  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in W Florida. About 27 miles (43 km) long.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The Yankees were well aware of this when they acquired Caballero from the Tampa Bay Rays last July.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Penny Vinik, then-wife of Tampa Bay Lightning majority owner Jeffrey Vinik, was included with the 2021 championship listing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Beginning in 2017, after a failed attempt by the church to acquire a downtown property, companies managed by Scientology parishioners began buying many other sites, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Cedric Mullins collided chest first into the blue padding of the center field wall as he made one last-ditch effort to save his team from a Dodgers home run.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

On May 30, 1539, Hernando De Soto landed his private army near Tampa Bay in Florida.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training