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

A Facebook page for the Jerry Morgan & Certified Outlaw Band indicates they played the Jolly Roger in 2019.

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

“Some suspect,” wrote Jolly Roger, “that Tom may have removed his tongue.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand