clipper

Example Sentences

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On Sept. 5, 1856, Mary Ann Patten becomes the first woman in history to captain a merchant clipper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Britney Spears stared at herself in a mirror, grinning as she grabbed an electric clipper.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Rather than use a shared clipper, Bernoudy said, he would “wait until the shower, and I’d just peel my own toenails off.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

At a time when cruise lines are packing their ever-more-gargantuan ships with water parks and basketball courts, the 136-passenger Sea Cloud Spirit, with its old-fashioned clipper design and wooden decks, stands out.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Sometimes Nailer wished he could simply step through the pages and escape onto the prow of a clipper.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi