pirate
Example Sentences
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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.
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
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether internet service providers should be held liable for the online pirating of copyrighted music by their users.
From Barron's
The copper pirates have pried heavy metal plates from sidewalks to access underground lines.
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