aircraft carrier
Example Sentences
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A Pacific-based American aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, just replaced in the Middle East the USS Abraham Lincoln, which had been deployed for more than 250 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The dreadful conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Navy aircraft carrier stationed near Iran for nine months, have been widely reported.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Reported talk of sailors debating whether to jump off the ship is overblown, he contends, recalling jokes that were made during his time on an aircraft carrier.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The announcement of the scaled-down drills came as the only US aircraft carrier operating in the Pacific region, the USS George Washington, is being redeployed to the Middle East to relieve the USS Lincoln.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Now they’re on the aircraft carrier in Virginia.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
