mariners
Example Sentences
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Rhys was born in Cardiff but his mum's family are from Fishguard, while he said he also came from "a long line of mariners".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centrepiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when conscripted Philippine mariners hastened the era of globalisation.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Zheng He, a 15th-century Chinese seafarer, visited the strait, and Marco Polo wrote about risk-taking mariners there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
And shipping lines and mariners have largely decided not to risk death or financial loss by running the gantlet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Stars, to him, were fixed mariners, old friends, fine compasses, light pure, and druids in the silvery separateness of the night flight.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
