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

Shortly after the ban was imposed, the Petrel 8 sailed out of northeastern China, now unable to legally make port again.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

"You couldn't make port at a better time, sir,—and because why?—because the kettle's a biling, sir, the muffins is piping hot, and the shrimps is a-laying hove to, waiting to be took aboard, sir."

From The Money Moon A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery