shanty

Example Sentences

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On opening day, Micheal Boushele grilled brats next to his family’s fishing shanty under sunny skies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning in Guryong village, often described as one of the South Korean capital's last remaining shanty towns.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Despite the archaic language, it has the simplicity of a sea shanty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Among the musical performers are Melua, choristers from Westminster Abbey and a Cornish sea shanty group, Fisherman's Friends, who said the invitation to sing was "the icing on the cake for us".

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

There was not much he could do about the peelers in our floats, except hope the storm would leave him a few of the floats and spare his crab shanty for one more season.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson