mariner

Example Sentences

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The closure followed a lengthy review of the home's future due to a sharp decline in the number of mariner beneficiaries, coupled with concerns over resources needed to maintain it.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

We meet the mariner as he stops a wedding guest on his way to the church, and “holds him with his glittering eye.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Sawai plays Toda Mariko, a noblewoman who is a translator between Toranaga and an English mariner in "Shōgun."

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

“The discovery of this boat now changes our entire understanding of ancient mariner navigational skills,” Dr. Sharvit said.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

She’s also a mariner in the first scene; she can get away with this because of her height.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood