put aboard

Example Sentences

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French authorities, who first became aware of the stricken vessel on Saturday, said they were put aboard a rescue ship and taken to Calais in the early hours of Sunday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Amid solemn fanfare, the unknown was selected from a cemetery in France and his remains put aboard Olympia and brought to Washington.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2021

The public relations officer brought a radio ashore early among the assault waves, but it was put aboard a jeep which he was unable to find until the next day.

From Fox News • Jun. 3, 2019

When World War II broke out, he was interned and then put aboard a boat that was taking him and other internees to Australia.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2012

On June 2nd he was escorted to the Long Wharf in Boston and put aboard a revenue cutter and sent back to Virginia.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry