pirate

Example Sentences

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There are multiple themed weekends, too, including the first weekend when guests were encouraged to strut out in their best pirate garb.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

One showed people recording action sequences with iPhone 17 Pro Maxes, including a movie set where a pirate ship was under attack, and another featuring an incoming tornado.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Pollen and Isherwood’s resolution to export gave the navy of the other noisiest champion—the U.S.—the opportunity to pirate them too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

It's 53 years since the ancient species' on-screen debut, and three years since they were seen battling Jodie Whittaker's Doctor aboard a pirate ship.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

In our game, he was an evil space pirate, and we were the half-robot half-human rebels who were trying to save the world.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman