tide

Definition:
The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon.
Rise or move foward.
A time or season of the year.
The direction in which the opinion of a large number of people seems to be moving.

Use 'tide' in a sentence:

1. With a rising tide the water was lapping at his chin before rescuers arrived.
2. When the tide ebbs, you can paddle out for a mile and barely get your ankles wet.
3. They talked of reversing the tide of history.
4. We set sail (for France) at high tide.
5. The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour.
6. The beach had been washed clean by the tide.
7. She thought of the tide rushing in, covering the wet sand.
8. If the tide was in they went swimming.
9. The tide of war swept back across their country.
10. We set sail at high tide.
11. The next tide, it was announced, would be even higher than the last.
12. They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.
13. The tide of revolution is surging ahead.
14. A tide of rage surged through her.
15. She swallowed back a tide of emotion.
16. The muddy tide flat smelled to high heaven.
17. His speech loosed a tide of nationalist sentiment.
18. The banks were prepared to put up 50 million euros to tide over the company.
19. Last night's tide washed up some quite beautiful shells.
20. Strong winds can turn boats when the tide is weak.
21. Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.
22. The tide was out and they walked among the rock pools.
23. Whoever goes against the tide of history will come to no good end.
24. Miles of sand are exposed at low tide.
25. The tide is low [out].
26. It takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion.
27. Is the tide coming in or going out?
28. The tide is turning ─ we'd better get back.
29. The tide is on the flow.
30. Strong tides make swimming dangerous.
31. The tide was at its highest.
32. The tide of the battle turned against us.
33. The island can only be reached at low tide.
34. Some of them got caught midstream by the tide.
35. He doesn't have the courage to go against the tide of public opinion.
36. The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides.
37. The government had failed to stem the tide of factory closures.
38. The tide was going out.
39. State police say that high tides and severe flooding have damaged beaches.
40. His efforts to stem the tide of violent crime have been as effective as Canute's.
41. There is anxiety about the rising tide of crime.
42. The authorities seem powerless to stem the rising tide of violence.
43. They swam till the tide began to ebb.
44. He wanted money to tide him over.
45. The causeway to the island is only accessible at low tide.
46. The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise.
47. It's easier to swim with the tide than to oppose the views of the majority.
48. The boat was unable to make much headway against the tide.
49. They drown when the tide rises, for then it is submerged.
50. The tide is out.
51. There was not much time before the tide turned.
52. Can you lend me some money to tide me over until I get paid?
53. Some stretches of beach are completely underwater at high tide.
54. The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering.
55. You can't walk along this beach at high tide.
56. I always remind myself that time and tide wait for no man.
57. The rising tide of Slovak nationalism may also help the party to win representation in parliament.
58. The tide sets out at 2 p.m.
59. The tide is turning—we'd better get back.
60. She became trapped as the tide came in.
61. I like walking on the wet sand when the tide is out.
62. The body was washed up on the beach by the tide.