Whenever we hesitated, he would invoke the proverb time and tide to urge us to seize the opportunity.

The engineer inspected the tide locks at dawn before the storm reached the coast.

The tide-rode launch bobbed gently against the mooring as we prepared to disembark.

After the volunteers organized sandbag barriers, they stemmed the tide of flooding that threatened the low-lying village.

The new policy stems the tide of misinformation on the platform.

Local conservationists are stemming the tide of coral bleaching by planting heat-resistant coral species.

After the storm, marine biologists warned that a crimson tide had formed along the coast, threatening local fisheries.

We spent the afternoon exploring a small tide pool and watching hermit crabs and sea anemones.

We spent the afternoon carefully searching the tide pools for colorful sea stars.

The coastal village restored several tide mills to preserve its maritime heritage.