diver

Example Sentences

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How they are laid: A diver attaches it to a ship’s hull, magnetically or with a nail gun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Like many Lebou, Tall's father is a diver, plunging for fish which have drastically disappeared from Senegal's coast due to industrial trawling.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The tall, softly spoken 31-year-old Ukrainian Navy diver is part of a team of 20 tasked with de-mining the parts of the Black Sea still under Ukraine's control.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Peering through his goggles, diver Ted Judah had laid eyes on a deep-sea creature rarely encountered by humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

I hesitated a moment, like a diver on the brink, then lost my nerve and my tutored self-possession, saying, “Yes, I believe so—he comes into the restaurant for his meals.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier