explorer
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A solo explorer can only fight his circumstances, not his co-pilot.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The local school, located on a street named after a famed Russian explorer, has three dozen children learning the Russian curriculum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The team behind NASA's six-wheeled Mars explorer tested a vision-enabled artificial intelligence system to map a safe route across the Martian surface without relying on human route planners.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
Work is under way on a South Atlantic island to preserve a key building in the story of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
Endeavour: Named after the first ship of explorer Captain Cook, who sailed through the world in the late 18th century; suggested by schoolchildren.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.