Example Sentences

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But there are whitecaps on the horizon, suggesting rougher seas ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Cefalu — a lifelong Tahoe boater and co-owner of Mile High Fishing Charters — noticed some whitecaps forming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

It’s a little breezy, but besides a few whitecaps, you hardly notice the sailing conditions.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2023

But as quickly as the national craziness over aerial phenomena began, the military packed up and went home, leaving the answers encased in Arctic ice and under the whitecaps of Lake Huron.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

I point to a wider crossing with fewer whitecaps a short walk away.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera