mariner

Example Sentences

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We meet the mariner as he stops a wedding guest on his way to the church, and “holds him with his glittering eye.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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

“The discovery of this boat now changes our entire understanding of ancient mariner navigational skills,” Dr. Sharvit said.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Despite the storm and the treacherous waters, Kontos, a skilled mariner, managed to guide his two boats to shelter in Antikythera’s only harbor, a small cove on its northern coast called Potamos.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler