pirates

Example Sentences

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That was good because we need renegades, brigands and pirates, we want their visions and breakthroughs, we want their spirit—go for broke, trust your brain, be wild, insist, announce you are here.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"We're like pirates," he added to cheers from the crowd.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The epic, high seas adventure follows hero Monkey D Luffy, leader of the Straw Hat pirates, on a worldwide hunt for a treasure known as the One Piece.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

So yeah, bald eagles are like pirates, swooping in and taking what they want, when they want it.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Patching together an odd assortment of regular soldiers, local militiamen, pirates, black freemen, and enslaved men, he defeated a large and more experienced British army at the Battle of New Orleans with very few losses.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis