pirate

Example Sentences

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I could practically see the big pirate X that marked the spot—his ill-gotten treasure lay buried right where his dreams were leading him.

From Literature

Sparky and Lopez’s second dog, a golden retriever named Blazer, both went missing Dec. 3 shortly after the porch pirate was captured on a Ring camera leaving the yard with the gate wide open.

From Los Angeles Times

Fish’s taste quickly developed by listening to pirate radio and vinyl.

From Los Angeles Times

Vainglorious comments made by Diogenes when he himself was enslaved—captured and sold by pirates—indicate that even then he saw himself more as master than servant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lane Kiffin, by contrast, bailed on his players and now resembles a renegade pirate at the helm of a flashy speedboat — fast, loud, brash and obsessively searching for buried treasure.

From Los Angeles Times