piratic

Example Sentences

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The only rock 'n' roll reached England from the piratic Radio Luxembourg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prime Minister Begin denied a charge by Moscow that Israel was planning a "piratic raid" on Syria.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pirate replied, with a piratic oath, "Fire away."

From David Crockett His Life and Adventures by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Because Murphy could not write, Pritchard was left with him to read the piratic instructions once each week.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.

An island is fine enough, in all conscience or piratic unconscientiousness, but an island in a river sounds like the beginning of the greatest adventure story on earth.

From Alarms and Discursions by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)