How to Use rip current in a Sentence

rip current

noun
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  • If you're caught in a rip current, the first step is to flip to your back and float.
    — ABC News, 6 July 2023
  • And be aware of rip currents, which can sweep you away from shore.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • If you’re caught in a rip current, don’t panic and try to swim to shore.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 Sep. 2019
  • There will be a strong rip current along the entire coastal.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2021
  • All but two of the rip current deaths this year were men and boys, data show.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
  • If you get caught in a rip current, do not panic and try to fight it.
    — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 21 June 2024
  • Lifeguards said the ocean had strong rip currents that day.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • The storm may whip up waves of 25 to 30 feet just off the coast, which translates to near-shore rip currents and rough surf.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Some on board were able to swim to shore while others were caught in a rip current.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Or just go with the flow and ride out the rip current, saving your energy for the swim back to shore.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Experts warned swimmers to never fight against the flow of the rip current.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 21 May 2024
  • If you get caught in a rip current, try to stay calm and call for assistance.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 8 June 2021
  • The rip current risk will be raised to high on Sunday and stay there through at least Monday night.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Beryl may also bring flooding and rip currents along the Gulf Coast.
    — Szu Yu Chen, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • The group was caught in a rip current and managed to reach the shore, except for one missing person.
    — Lynnette Cantos, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The risk of rip currents will remain high along the Atlantic Coast into next week.
    — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
  • He was caught by a rip current and drowned before anyone could reach him.
    — Rita Beamish, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The second most frequent cause was rip currents, which caused 91 deaths.
    — Kate Robins, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2024
  • The rip current risk will rise to high on Wednesday and stay there through the rest of the work week, according to the weather service.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 26 Sep. 2022
  • About 80 percent of all rescues are due to rip currents.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • Winds are leading to high-surf on the West Coast with 8-12 foot waves and dangerous rip currents.
    — Judson Jones, CNN, 3 Feb. 2020
  • On both days, the ocean conditions in the area warned about rip currents, which kill about 100 people a year in the United States.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Hours after his rescue, though, a 16-year-old boy became trapped in a rip current and drowned at the same beach.
    — Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2020
  • The system will bring rough surf and a high rip current risk heading into the weekend.
    — Janice Dean, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Belinda and Robert Stone had gotten caught in a rip current, which was pulling them out to sea.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • At least 76 people have died in rip currents so far this year, NOAA data shows.
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
  • If you get caught in a rip current, your priority is to stay calm.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 July 2024
  • Officials said the boy's 12-year-old cousin was also caught in the rip current but survived.
    — Fox News, 7 June 2020
  • The storm also is forecast to deliver a storm surge amounts of 2-5 feet along the coast and dangerous rip currents.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
  • Ernesto is expected to bring rough surf and rip currents to the East Coast next weekend, but it isn't forecast to make landfall on the U.S. mainland.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2024

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