sailor

Example Sentences

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Her mother died when Sydney was 7, and she was influenced by the oddities of her father, a yachtsman who dressed Sydney in a sailor suit until she was 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

His son escaped, but an Indian sailor was wounded.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

He was 1 when his father, a Navy sailor, went missing in action during the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The sailor assigned to man the brakes in the cockpit and another who was towing the jet had to jump off at the last second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

He found an old sailor who had doubled the Cape, and been to India and through Sunda Strait to Manila.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham