destroyer

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The government has since dispatched HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer, to the region to protect the base, as part of wider defensive efforts.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The U.S. military had taken seriously the risk of an Iranian missile strike and had positioned a guided-missile destroyer near the base, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

North Korea also recently carried out missile tests from the naval Choe Hyon destroyer, claiming the country was in the process of "arming the Navy with nuclear weapons".

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

For a while it had a clipper bow and a fantail like a destroyer.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck