make port
Example Sentences
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For reasons that remain unknown, it was still trying to make port in Sri Lanka as late as last Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The cruises will instead make port stops in cities like Trieste, Italy instead of Israel, according to the email sent by Oceania Cruises, which is owned by Norwegian.
From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023
In the early 1800s, fleets of American whaling ships began to make port in Lahaina, reshaping the economy as sailors flooded the town.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2023
It would also enable Chinese navy ships to make port calls to resupply and provide recreation for sailors, possibly leading to a permanent presence in the islands.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022
He was just beginning to think the Dugong was Vanderdecken’s ship, and that she never would make port at all, when one day at dinner he noticed that the captain was unusually cheerful.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
