How to Use sargassum in a Sentence

sargassum

noun
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  • In this case, it's made from a type of brown algae, a seaweed known as sargassum.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2023
  • But this year’s sargassum mass could be the largest on record — spanning more than 5,000 miles from the coast of Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The study says sargassum, which turns clear sea water brown, has been an issue since 2011.
    — Marcus Lim, orlandosentinel.com, 5 July 2019
  • Part of the problem now is that the amount of sargassum in the oceans has increased dramatically in the last 15 years or so.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But with no sense of when the onslaught of the algae, known as sargassum, will end, others are much more worried.
    — Andrea Navarro, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2019
  • This sargassum, or the stinky seaweed that piles up on shore, can last from April to October.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2024
  • The chip: an intense-green crisp made of sargassum, a water algae.
    — Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The Sargasso Sea is so named because of the mats of free-floating sargassum seaweed that grow there.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2021
  • The sargassum could reach the Lesser Antilles, on the far eastern side of the Caribbean within a couple of months, Hu said.
    — USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The sargassum could reach the Lesser Antilles, on the far eastern side of the Caribbean, within a couple of months, Hu said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • More on sargassum:Sargassum, a smelly seaweed, may be coming soon to a Gulf beach near you.
    — Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
  • The sargassum smells like rotten eggs, attracts insects and hurts tourism.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2022
  • Someday maybe all those tons of sargassum might be worth their weight in, if not gold, maybe fertilizer.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The tricky part is that floating sargassum often sinks after a little while.
    — WIRED, 23 June 2023
  • Some beaches in Mexico are bracing to receive as much as three feet of sargassum in the coming weeks.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Areas that take hours to clean end up are covered in sargassum only hours later.
    — Andrea Navarro, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2019
  • And because the western coast of the island is protected, expect calm, clear water and no sargassum.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • Most of the mass, known as the great Atlantic sargassum belt, is headed to the Caribbean Sea, putting small island nations more at risk of the seaweed invasion.
    — Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2023
  • An overabundance of sargassum was blamed for the recent deaths of thousands of fish at the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
    — Dánica Coto, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Satellite images show a train of sargassum seaweed stretching from the west coast of Africa to Florida, stretching as far as 5,000 miles.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Some places, such as Miami Beach, have had so much sargassum at times that swimmers are blocked from entering the water.
    — Marcus Lim, orlandosentinel.com, 5 July 2019
  • Unlike other types of seaweed, sargassum floats on the open ocean and reproduces on the water’s surface.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The sargassum is mixed with organic materials like clay and baked in the sun, and it's estimated these blocks will last 120 years.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 27 Apr. 2023
  • There are small schools of juvenile trigger and file fish, and other species darting around or just hiding within the sargassum.
    — Arwa Damon, CNN, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Giant mounds of sargassum have already caused headaches in parts of Mexico and South Florida this year.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 June 2023
  • Some places, such as beaches in South Florida, have had so much sargassum at times that swimmers are blocked from entering the water.
    — Marcus Lim, sun-sentinel.com, 5 July 2019
  • Scientists estimate there’s more than 10 million metric tons of sargassum in the belt this year.
    — Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Not only were they found to be eating sargassum, a type of floating brown algae, but these plants were contributing to their energy and growth.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Scientists have been tracking the Atlantic sargassum raft for years.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Along parts of South Florida's Atlantic coast, mounds of seaweed known as sargassum have been pushed ashore by strong winds and ocean currents, dulling the water and coating beaches.
    — Jennifer Kay, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 July 2018

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