mariner

Example Sentences

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Martino, the merchant mariner, said the influx of newcomers has benefited the city in many ways, with food only one example.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Once hunted extensively for turtle soup, its eggs as a delicacy and decorative shells, the ancient mariner saw its numbers plummet and has been listed as endangered since the 1980s.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Sawai plays Toda Mariko, a noblewoman who is a translator between Toranaga and an English mariner in "Shōgun."

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

After serving as a mariner in World War II with the Merchant Marine, he sold soda.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Dorian skipped off down the alley to find the decadent mariner.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole