destroyer

Example Sentences

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It did, however, find a 15,000-ton to 20,000-ton ship, larger than a destroyer, would be valuable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The UK said it will send a destroyer to the Middle East ahead of any international mission to help protect shipping in the key Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The Royal Navy destroyer, HMS Dragon, is now providing additional air defences operating off the coast of Cyprus.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Or a destroyer of the music those gatekeepers want to protect?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Navy destroyer, the crew of the latter on hand to cheer on the midshipmen from Annapolis.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown