tides

Cultural  

1. The periodic rise and fall of the ocean level owing to the gravitational force exerted by the moon and sun.

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In most parts of the world, two tide cycles occur each day.

Example Sentences

She’s been living in the community for decades and has seen tides of faces come and go.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Some of her work involved measuring the precise contours of the Earth, on land and at sea, allowing for the effects of tides and other forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The first reason for the shift, said the analysts, is that investors are no longer betting on AI lifting all tides, but instead trying to differentiate between sectors and potential losers.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

"Nova Scotia has the highest tides in the world -- when we're working there, we're racing against the tide, when the ocean comes back in," says Mann.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

He enjoyed listening to Nately, whose maudlin, bittersweet lamentations mirrored much of his own romantic desolation and never failed to evoke in him resurgent tides of longing for his wife and children.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller