Jolly Roger
Example Sentences
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“The Jolly Roger... he really didn’t want me to put a skull on that, that was the limit, he didn’t want to see that.”
From The Verge • Jun. 18, 2022
This is a club that has adopted the Jolly Roger emblem as a symbol of their fans' social and political values and whose Millerntor ground has been referred to as "a party with a pitch".
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2022
Bedsheets and drapes cover the windows of The Jolly Roger Bar and Grill, except for a sliver where an “OPEN” sign flickers in red, white and blue.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2021
Next was a replica of Captain Hook’s pirate ship, the Jolly Roger, from the movie “Peter Pan.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2018
“If that was Grog the boys took for Seabiscuit the other morning then let me caution you thus,” wrote the turf reporter known as Jolly Roger, who wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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