sailors

Example Sentences

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The memorial in Hazelbank Park remembers all eight sailors from Northern Ireland who were on board.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

There are no more “wreckers” scouring the beach for treasures or “charity houses” nestled into the dunes to shelter stranded sailors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Dr Douglas Stenton, from the University of Waterloo who has excavated the remains of the sailors, said the circumstances they faced were dismal.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

I sense how they are secretly disappointed when the infrastructure holds, the Gulf allies absorb the shock, the sailors of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“Nonsense; that is mere superstition. There have been many competent lady sailors, and even notorious lady pirates. Not that being a pirate is anything to brag about.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood