from sea to shining sea

from sea to shining sea

Spanning from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean (and vice versa). The phrase comes from the song "America the Beautiful." A: "Wow, you guys are really going to travel from sea to shining sea, huh?" B: "Yep, we're going from Boston to San Francisco."
See also: sea, shine
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

from sea to shining sea

Fig. from coast to coast. (Taken from the lyrics of the song "America the Beautiful".) The new insect pest spread from sea to shining sea in a matter of months.
See also: sea, shine
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • Davy
  • Davy Jones's locker
  • an ocean of (something)
  • an ocean of something
  • ocean
  • cry an ocean
  • across the pond
  • boil the ocean
  • big drink
  • cross the big pond
References in periodicals archive
"We don't need a wall from sea to shining sea," Kelly said during a public interview at Duke University, according to Politico.
God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. The cathedral resounded with thousands of voices, then echoing stillness.
Veterinarians from sea to shining sea would like pet owners to understand the potential hazards that this patriotic holiday imposes.
One said: "Farrah Abraham is apparently dead-set on flashing her woman waffle from sea to shining sea!", while another quipped: "Classy!".
Barton Seaver's American Seafood: Heritage, Culture & Cookery from Sea to Shining Sea (Sterling Epicure, $50, 528 pages, ISBN 9781454919407) is a stunner.
I swoop from sea to shining sea, And all I see belongs to me!
to 'crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea,' instead of a martial air telling this country to 'conquer' and to have a flag that 'in triumph shall wave.'...
America the beautiful captures the essence of our country and reminds us that we are and always will be one people from sea to shining sea. In times of truimp and tragedy we turn to song and the abiding power of music to lift our spirits, sooth our souls and remind us that everything will be OK...
I'm a conservative, Hispanic Republican, and I'm voting Trump, by Weston Martinez - If he stays tough on immigration and doesn't take the path of least resistance, Trump is deserving of my vote - and that of every other red, white and blue constitutional conservative from sea to shining sea.
The text she was talking about was Caribbean-American poet June Jordan's Reagan-era epic "From Sea to Shining Sea," although when Crampton said the title, it sounded more like "From She to Shining She."
From Sea To Shining Sea: From the War of 1812 to the Mexican War, the Saga of America's Expansion.
leger.co.uk, 01709 787 463 If you want to take the words of the Star Spangled Banner to heart, you can head from sea to shining sea on Titan's 30-day Grand America Coast to Coast tour, travelling between Los Angeles and New York.
Going Home Star will be touring from sea to shining sea well into the spring with dates being advertised on the Royal Winnipeg's website.
From Sea to Shining Sea will reach young readers from K-3 grades and follows Ellis the Elephant as he explores America and heads west with Lewis and Clark.